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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 spruce beer.
(d) Making cough drops.

2. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She is skeptical.
(b) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.
(c) She has always believed in such things.
(d) She believes that the story is true.

3. How long does Joanna stay isolated?
(a) Until she becomes ill.
(b) 10 years.
(c) Until she dies.
(d) 5 years.

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

5. What does the narrator stop to study on her walk?
(a) The sound of the waves.
(b) The lines and strength of the Miranda.
(c) The flight of the bird.
(d) The fishermen baiting trawls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah tell the narrator about his love interests?

2. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?

3. When did the story of Joanna occur?

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

5. What does the narrator remark that the seamen's minds seem to be fixed on?

(see the answer key)

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