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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator at the opening of Chapter 20?
(a) On the shore.
(b) At the wharf.
(c) At the schoolhouse.
(d) At Mrs. Todd's.

2. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?
(a) Her fiancé dies.
(b) Her fiancé refuses to marry her.
(c) Her fiancé marries someone else.
(d) Joanna dies.

3. What do the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett conclude is the only drawback to the day?
(a) That William did not attend.
(b) That they couldn't stay longer.
(c) That Sarah Jane was there.
(d) That there wasn't more singing.

4. What impresses the narrator upon arriving?
(a) The many carriages.
(b) The size of the family.
(c) The young men's gentlemanly manners.
(d) The size of the house.

5. What time of year does Joanna's funeral occur?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

6. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?
(a) Threadbare.
(b) Sparing.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Dark.

7. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Making syrup.
(b) Making herbal teas.
(c) Making cough drops.
(d) Making spruce beer.

8. How does the narrator imagine Elijah bringing home the furnishings?
(a) With his wife.
(b) On a ship.
(c) In his boat.
(d) In a carriage.

9. Where is the event held?
(a) North Country.
(b) Dunnet Hill.
(c) Bowden Park.
(d) North County.

10. What is going on as the narrator is on her walk?
(a) Nothing, all is quiet.
(b) The people seem to be taking naps.
(c) The fishermen are mending nets.
(d) The sheep are circling the schoolhouse.

11. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Taking an afternoon nap in the sun.
(b) Waiting for work.
(c) Taking an afternoon bath.
(d) Soaking in the sun.

12. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) The ruins of Joanna's home.
(b) A great collection of shells.
(c) Joanna's old home, intact just as she left it.
(d) A lovely garden.

13. Which characteristic does the narrator notice first about Elijah?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Suspiciousness.
(c) Friendliness.
(d) Melancholy.

14. What does Elijah do during their conversation that surprises the narrator?
(a) He talks to her about fishing.
(b) He asks her to join him on a walk.
(c) He tells her about his wife.
(d) He invites her to his home.

15. How does the narrator react to Joanna's story?
(a) She is saddened.
(b) She is disinterested.
(c) She is intrigued.
(d) She is glad her own life is better than Joanna's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had others told Elijah would happen with time after his wife's passing?

2. When did the story of Joanna occur?

3. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?

4. What positive characteristics do Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Caplin ascribe to Sant?

5. What does the narrator notice about Elijah's house?

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