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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That no one can know the answer.
(b) That there must certainly be life after death.
(c) That someday "everyone will know."
(d) That death must be the end.

3. How would you characterize Mrs. Blackett's demeanor?
(a) Positive.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Hopeful.

4. What do William and Mrs. Blackett do after supper?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Make dessert.
(c) Sing a few songs.
(d) Take a carriage ride.

5. When does Joanna ask Mrs. Todd to return?
(a) In a year.
(b) In a month.
(c) Never.
(d) The next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

2. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?

3. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?

4. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?

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

(see the answer key)

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