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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?
(a) Threadbare.
(b) Sparing.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Dark.

2. Why doesn't the plant Mrs. Todd mentioned thrive at the Bowden's?
(a) The climate isn't right.
(b) It doesn't get enough water.
(c) There isn't enough sunlight.
(d) The Bowdens don't take care of it.

3. What specialty is revealed during the dessert course?
(a) A chocolate cake made using the Bowdens' own recipe.
(b) A gingerbread model of Dunnet Landing.
(c) A chocolate model of the Bowdens' garden.
(d) A gingerbread model of the Bowdens' homestead.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Mrs. Todd begin talking about Sant Bowden with?

4. What does Elijah do for a living?

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

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