The Country of the Pointed Firs Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapters 13, 14 and 15)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?
a) That she has decided to stay on the island.
b) That she has fallen ill.
c) That she has committed the ultimate sin.
d) That she has decided to return to Dunnet Landing.

2. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
a) To dig potatoes for chowder.
b) To gather some flowers.
c) To dig carrots for the salad.
d) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.

3. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
a) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.
b) The people were hermits.
c) Luck is the only thing that can...
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