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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Captain do while waiting in Chapter 5?
(a) Spent time talking to other survivors.
(b) Looked for food.
(c) Tried to reach rescuers.
(d) Looked for help.

3. What connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?
(a) Like tansy, people can overcome a harsh past to make the most of their lives.
(b) Like tansy, people can only thrive with others of their kind around them.
(c) Like tansy, people gather their strength during the spring and then blossom fully in the summer.
(d) Like tansy, people can thrive almost anywhere.

4. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?
(a) Joanna dies.
(b) Her fiancé marries someone else.
(c) Her fiancé refuses to marry her.
(d) Her fiancé dies.

5. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) She doesn't know who the procession is for.
(b) She doesn't know the townspeople in the procession.
(c) She realizes that she is not a member of the community.
(d) She is too busy with her work.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Shell-Heap Island, the narrator muses that each person has a place inside in which what is kept?

2. Which event does the author describe to help illustrate the community's sense of compassion in Chapter 4?

3. What emotion prompts Joanna to take such drastic measures once the engagement is broken off?

4. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?

5. Who is the one person Mrs. Todd doesn't want to see at the reunion?

(see the answer key)

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