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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do William and Mrs. Blackett do after supper?
(a) Take a carriage ride.
(b) Make dessert.
(c) Sing a few songs.
(d) Go for a walk.

2. How does Mrs. Blackett manage her advanced age?
(a) She continues to live an active life.
(b) She walks with a cane.
(c) She has William to help her.
(d) She worries that she is becoming senile.

3. Why does Mrs. Todd say she wants to pick herbs on the island where Mrs. Blackett lives?
(a) The herb she needs doesn't grow in Dunnett.
(b) The herb she needs grows best on the island.
(c) So she can leave some with Mrs. Blackett.
(d) To pass the time while waiting for dinner.

4. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?
(a) That her husband never truly loved her.
(b) That she is in love with Captain Littlepage.
(c) That she truly loved someone else.
(d) That she never loved her husband.

5. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?
(a) The peacefulness of the little village.
(b) Its sense of neighborhood and the pleasant cottages.
(c) Its closeness to the ocean.
(d) The friendly people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?

2. What does Mrs. Todd need to get while visiting Mrs. Blackett?

3. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?

4. How do the people of Dunnett Landing feel about having company?

5. How old is William?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change does the narrator observe in Mrs. Todd at the Bowden family reunion?

2. The novel uses a series of stories to describe life in this little town. Choose one of these stories told by the characters, paraphrase it briefly, and explain its significance.

3. What cultural characteristics of the natives of this area are revealed during the Bowden family reunion?

4. What is Mrs. Todd's reaction to the funeral?

5. Describe the contrast of changing moods that occurs on the journey to the Bowden family reunion.

6. Describe the connection Mrs. Todd draws between tansy and the human experience.

7. What does Elijah say about Mrs. Todd at the end of Chapter 20?

8. During their visit to Mrs. Blackett's, Mrs. Todd and the narrator talk about love. What does Mrs. Todd's love story say about her character?

9. What does the narrator know about Captain Littlepage before he comes to visit her?

10. What is the narrator's first impression of Captain Littlepage when he arrives at the schoolhouse?

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