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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Joanna give Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she should move to the island.
(b) That she should take better care of her mother.
(c) That she should divorce her husband.
(d) That she should love her husband.

2. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
(a) Luck is the only thing that can keep you alive.
(b) You can only trust yourself.
(c) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.
(d) The people were hermits.

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. Who does the narrator ask to take her to Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) Captain Bowden.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) William.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

5. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?
(a) They collect money and goods for her.
(b) They pray for her at church.
(c) They sail by the island trying to catch a glimpse of her.
(d) They visit her regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is going on as the narrator is on her walk?

2. When does Joanna ask Mrs. Todd to return?

3. What time of year does Joanna's funeral occur?

4. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?

5. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?

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