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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?
(a) Her thoughts are flighty, and she can't concentrate enough to write.
(b) The funeral procession has made her nostalgic.
(c) The noise from the procession has made her thoughts restless.
(d) Her thoughts have become quite melancholy.

2. Which character in the novel best symbolizes the theme of undying love?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) William.
(d) Joanna.

3. What ultimately happens to Joanna's ex-fiancé?
(a) He falls ill.
(b) He spends the rest of his life looking for Joanna.
(c) He spends the rest of his life in Dunnet Landing.
(d) He marries someone else.

4. 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 thrive almost anywhere.
(c) Like tansy, people can only thrive with others of their kind around them.
(d) Like tansy, people gather their strength during the spring and then blossom fully in the summer.

5. How does Elijah refer to his late wife?
(a) Poor Sarah.
(b) Poor dear.
(c) My dear wife.
(d) Dear Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the event held?

2. How does the narrator engage Elijah in conversation?

3. What does Elijah tell the narrator about his love interests?

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

5. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?

(see the answer key)

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