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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Fosdick once she meets her?
(a) She likes her.
(b) She thinks she talks too much.
(c) She doesn't like her.
(d) Mrs. Fosdick reminds her of her mother.

2. How does the narrator react to the relative isolation of Mrs. Todd's home after coming back from Mrs. Blackett's?
(a) She feels a bit lonely.
(b) She is relieved the visit is over.
(c) She seeks more companionship.
(d) She enjoys the serenity.

3. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?
(a) That she is in love with Captain Littlepage.
(b) That she truly loved someone else.
(c) That her husband never truly loved her.
(d) That she never loved her husband.

4. Who is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) A friend of Mrs. Todd's.
(b) Mrs. Todd's mother-in-law.
(c) Mrs. Todd's mother.
(d) Mrs. Todd's aunt.

5. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
(a) To gather some flowers.
(b) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.
(c) To dig carrots for the salad.
(d) To dig potatoes for chowder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does William make the narrator?

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

3. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?

4. Where does Mrs. Blackett live?

5. How would you characterize Mrs. Blackett's demeanor?

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