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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. Where do the narrator and Mrs. Todd find some time to chat?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the tansy patch.
(c) In the pennyroyal patch.
(d) In a clearance overlooking the sea.

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

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

4. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?
(a) The minister.
(b) The town doctor.
(c) Mrs. Todd.
(d) Mrs. Blackett.

5. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?
(a) He thinks her belief in the usefulness of herbs is foolish.
(b) The two are on the best of terms.
(c) He feels that the two are rivals.
(d) He hopes he can cure some of the cases worsened her herbal remedies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?

2. Where does Mrs. Blackett live?

3. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?

4. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?

5. What occurs to the narrator as she is looking over the landscape on Shell-Heap Island?

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