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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Shell-Heap Island, the narrator muses that each person has a place inside in which what is kept?
(a) Our greatest humiliations.
(b) Our deepest emotions.
(c) Our greatest sorrows.
(d) Great regrets and great happiness.

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

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

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

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

6. Why is the narrator surprised by the invitation?
(a) She doesn't feel she belongs to the community.
(b) She isn't a member of the family.
(c) She doesn't have anything to wear.
(d) The departure is so soon.

7. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?
(a) Her brother takes it over.
(b) She sells it.
(c) She gives it away.
(d) She loses it to her ex-fiancé.

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Todd compare Sant Bowden to the sprig?

2. What does Elijah do for a living?

3. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?

4. With whom does Mrs. Todd go to visit Joanna in Chapter 13?

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?

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