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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Mrs. Todd go to visit Joanna in Chapter 13?
(a) The sea captain.
(b) The minister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

2. On Shell-Heap Island, the narrator muses that each person has a place inside in which what is kept?
(a) Great regrets and great happiness.
(b) Our greatest sorrows.
(c) Our deepest emotions.
(d) Our greatest humiliations.

3. What emotion prompts Joanna to take such drastic measures once the engagement is broken off?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hopelessness.

4. Where is Joanna buried?
(a) At sea.
(b) In Dunnet Landing.
(c) On the island.
(d) In the churchyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?

2. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?

3. What does Elijah do in honor of his wife?

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

5. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?

(see the answer key)

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