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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) A lovely garden.
(b) A great collection of shells.
(c) Joanna's old home, intact just as she left it.
(d) The ruins of Joanna's home.

3. Who does Mrs. Todd begin talking about Sant Bowden with?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Mrs. Caplin.
(c) Sarah Jane Blackett.
(d) Captain Bowden.

4. What reason do the visitors give for not having seen as many older guests as they would have hoped?
(a) Maybe the older guests are being replaced by the younger generation.
(b) Maybe the older guests don't enjoy the reunions as much as they used to.
(c) Maybe there aren't as many older guests to come anymore.
(d) Maybe the older guests can no longer make the long journey.

5. What does Mrs. Todd suggest they take for the trip?
(a) Some herbs.
(b) A high wagon.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A snack.

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

7. Which characteristic does the narrator notice first about Elijah?
(a) Friendliness.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Suspiciousness.
(d) Warmth.

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

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

10. What does Elijah do in honor of his wife?
(a) He visits her grave daily.
(b) He cries when he talks about her.
(c) He lives a solitary life alone in their house.
(d) He vows never to remarry.

11. How does Mrs. Todd react to Joanna's revelation?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She doesn't know what Joanna means.
(c) She is frightened.
(d) She is worried.

12. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she has decided to return to Dunnet Landing.
(b) That she has committed the ultimate sin.
(c) That she has decided to stay on the island.
(d) That she has fallen ill.

13. When does Elijah engage in his hobby?
(a) During fishing season.
(b) At night.
(c) During the off-season from fishing.
(d) In the mornings.

14. What does the narrator notice about Elijah's house?
(a) The furniture seems luxurious.
(b) The house seems befitting of a fisherman.
(c) Everything must be just the way his wife left it.
(d) He must have completely remodeled after his wife passed away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Todd believe Mrs. Blackett won't be able to attend the event?

2. What punishment does Joanna inflict on herself?

3. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?

4. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. Why doesn't Sant make the most of his potential?

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