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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Elijah and the narrator part?
(a) He asks if she would visit again.
(b) They agree to meet in the village.
(c) They agree not to meet again.
(d) She asks if she may visit again.

3. In talking to the narrator, what aspect of the event makes Mrs. Todd particularly emotional?
(a) The way she is treated by the others.
(b) Her mother's place of honor in the parade.
(c) Her nostalgia for better days.
(d) The beauty of the landscape.

4. How does the narrator imagine Elijah bringing home the furnishings?
(a) In a carriage.
(b) With his wife.
(c) On a ship.
(d) In his boat.

5. What do the Bowdens do after dinner?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Play horseshoes.
(c) Give speeches.
(d) Go for a walk.

6. Where is the narrator at the opening of Chapter 20?
(a) At Mrs. Todd's.
(b) At the wharf.
(c) At the schoolhouse.
(d) On the shore.

7. Where is the event held?
(a) North County.
(b) Bowden Park.
(c) North Country.
(d) Dunnet Hill.

8. Why does Mrs. Todd compare Sant Bowden to the sprig?
(a) The sprig could do better if it had more ambition.
(b) Sant doesn't receive enough love and attention from others.
(c) Sant has potential but is unable to thrive out of his element.
(d) Sant's environment is too harsh for him to thrive.

9. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?
(a) Valuable.
(b) Threadbare.
(c) Sparing.
(d) Dark.

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

11. What impresses the narrator upon arriving?
(a) The size of the house.
(b) The size of the family.
(c) The young men's gentlemanly manners.
(d) The many carriages.

12. What specialty is revealed during the dessert course?
(a) A gingerbread model of Dunnet Landing.
(b) A chocolate cake made using the Bowdens' own recipe.
(c) A chocolate model of the Bowdens' garden.
(d) A gingerbread model of the Bowdens' homestead.

13. What happens to Mrs. Blackett upon arrival?
(a) She is immediately whisked away by others.
(b) The crowd of visitors ignores her.
(c) She is asked to be the guest of honor.
(d) She injures herself stepping out of the carriage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah do during their conversation that surprises the narrator?

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

3. When does Elijah engage in his hobby?

4. How does Mrs. Todd react to Joanna's revelation?

5. What does the narrator remark that the seamen's minds seem to be fixed on?

(see the answer keys)

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