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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah do for a living?
(a) He is a blacksmith.
(b) He is a fisherman.
(c) He is a sailor.
(d) He is a farmer.

2. How does the narrator react to Joanna's story?
(a) She is glad her own life is better than Joanna's.
(b) She is intrigued.
(c) She is saddened.
(d) She is disinterested.

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

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

5. What occurs to the narrator as she is looking over the landscape on Shell-Heap Island?
(a) Joanna is much like her self.
(b) Joanna must have seen the island just this way.
(c) The landscape is lovelier than she expected.
(d) Captain Bowden has become a good friend.

6. 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 spruce beer.
(b) Making syrup.
(c) Making herbal teas.
(d) Making cough drops.

7. Where does Joanna go after the engagement is broken?
(a) To the seashore.
(b) To the church.
(c) To a nearby island.
(d) To the forest.

8. Where is Joanna buried?
(a) In the churchyard.
(b) On the island.
(c) In Dunnet Landing.
(d) At sea.

9. How long does Joanna stay isolated?
(a) 5 years.
(b) Until she dies.
(c) Until she becomes ill.
(d) 10 years.

10. 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.

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

12. How long has Elijah lived alone?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

13. What does Elijah tell the narrator that he does every day?
(a) Clean his house.
(b) Visit his wife's grave.
(c) Grieve for his wife.
(d) Go fishing.

14. Who brings Mrs. Blackett to Mrs. Todd's in time for departure?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Captain Littlepage.
(c) William.
(d) Captain Bowden.

15. What does Elijah do during their conversation that surprises the narrator?
(a) He tells her about his wife.
(b) He invites her to his home.
(c) He asks her to join him on a walk.
(d) He talks to her about fishing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of year does Joanna's funeral occur?

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

4. What does Mrs. Blackett need in order to be ready for departure?

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

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