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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 conclusion about the Captain's beliefs can be drawn from his conversation with the narrator?
(a) He tends to believe in life after death.
(b) He believes that sailors cannot be trusted.
(c) He believes that seafaring is dangerous.
(d) He tends not to believe in life after death.

2. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?
(a) She is looking for plantains.
(b) She is looking for tansy.
(c) She has an herbal mixture for the narrator.
(d) She needs some advice.

3. What does the narrator do once she's left the house?
(a) She goes out to explore the garden area.
(b) She goes out to explore the coastline.
(c) She takes the boat out.
(d) She chats with Mrs. Todd.

4. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?
(a) By the end of the season.
(b) By the time the publisher writes to request her manuscript.
(c) Before the publisher comes to visit.
(d) By the end of the month.

5. What does Mrs. Todd do during her free time?
(a) She collects herbs for cooking.
(b) She collects herbs for natural remedies.
(c) She visits her friends.
(d) She takes care of her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?

2. What connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?

3. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?

4. How would you characterize Mrs. Blackett's demeanor?

5. Why didn't Mrs. Todd marry her first love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Choose one character and describe his or her significance to the story.

2. What does Mrs. Todd do within the community?

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

4. How does Mrs. Todd characterize the man Joanna was going to marry?

5. How does the narrator's relationship to Mrs. Todd change during their visit to Mrs. Blackett's?

6. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?

7. Describe the new impression the narrator gains of Captain Littlepage during his visit to the schoolhouse?

8. Describe the relationship between Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett.

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

10. Describe the scenery at the Bowden family's feast.

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