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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Blackett need in order to be ready for departure?
(a) An herbal mixture.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A jacket.

2. Who is the one person Mrs. Todd doesn't want to see at the reunion?
(a) Captain Bowden.
(b) Sarah Jane Blackett.
(c) William Blackett.
(d) Sant Bowden.

3. How can the mood be described as the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett make their way to the event?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Formal.
(c) Festive.
(d) Stressed.

4. What plant does Mrs. Todd mention that grows at the Bowden's?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Ivy.

5. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Waiting for work.
(b) Soaking in the sun.
(c) Taking an afternoon bath.
(d) Taking an afternoon nap in the sun.

6. Why does Mrs. Todd believe Mrs. Blackett won't be able to attend the event?
(a) She is not a part of the family.
(b) She has been ill.
(c) She wasn't invited to the event.
(d) She did not arrive last evening.

7. What do the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett conclude is the only drawback to the day?
(a) That Sarah Jane was there.
(b) That there wasn't more singing.
(c) That they couldn't stay longer.
(d) That William did not attend.

8. What name do Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Fosdick use when referring to Joanna?
(a) Dear Joanna.
(b) Sweet Joanna.
(c) Silly Joanna.
(d) Poor Joanna.

9. What emotion does Elijah awaken in the narrator?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Regret.
(d) Sadness.

10. What punishment does Joanna inflict on herself?
(a) Isolation from others.
(b) Endless work on the island.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Suicide.

11. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Making syrup.
(b) Making spruce beer.
(c) Making cough drops.
(d) Making herbal teas.

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

13. What does the narrator stop to study on her walk?
(a) The lines and strength of the Miranda.
(b) The fishermen baiting trawls.
(c) The sound of the waves.
(d) The flight of the bird.

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

15. What positive characteristics do Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Caplin ascribe to Sant?
(a) A sharp mind.
(b) Military knowledge and strategic thinking.
(c) Athletic ability and critical discernment.
(d) Knowledge in financial matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Todd suggest they take for the trip?

2. What does Mrs. Blackett point out to the narrator as they make their way through the countryside?

3. How does the narrator react to Joanna's story?

4. How does the narrator imagine Elijah bringing home the furnishings?

5. Which characteristic does the narrator notice first about Elijah?

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