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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?
(a) Like tansy, people can overcome a harsh past to make the most of their lives.
(b) Like tansy, people can thrive almost anywhere.
(c) Like tansy, people gather their strength during the spring and then blossom fully in the summer.
(d) Like tansy, people can only thrive with others of their kind around them.

2. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?
(a) The sheep.
(b) Mrs. Todd's customers.
(c) Mrs. Todd.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

3. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?
(a) They went to the pub.
(b) They looked for supplies.
(c) They retrieved their boat and left.
(d) They sent rescuers to the site of the shipwreck.

4. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That no one can know the answer.
(b) That everyone can find out before death if they want to.
(c) That there must certainly be life after death.
(d) That only good people will enjoy life after death.

5. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?
(a) He lived through a frightening ordeal after a shipwreck.
(b) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(c) He wanted to spend more time in Dunnet Landing.
(d) He was disabled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Todd do during her free time?

2. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?

3. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?

4. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?

5. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Fosdick once she meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gaffett believe about the townspeople he sees? Focus on his beliefs.

2. Describe Elijah's feelings for his late wife.

3. How does Mrs. Todd characterize the man Joanna was going to marry?

4. What drastic measures does Joanna take when her engagement is broken off?

5. Describe the way Mrs. Todd reacts to the narrator's leaving.

6. Describe the relationship between Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett.

7. What is the narrator's first impression of Captain Littlepage when he arrives at the schoolhouse?

8. Describe the going-away gift Mrs. Todd leaves for the narrator and its meaning.

9. Describe the evening when Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Fosdick visit the narrator and tell the story of Poor Joanna.

10. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Todd's reaction to her leaving? How can you tell?

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