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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of year does Joanna's funeral occur?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. Why is the narrator glad someone interrupts her at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) She doesn't feel safe walking alone.
(b) She wants to talk about the Miranda.
(c) She feels somewhat lonely.
(d) She wants to talk about the Caplins.

3. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?
(a) He crochets.
(b) He cooks.
(c) He knits.
(d) He paints.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In talking to the narrator, what aspect of the event makes Mrs. Todd particularly emotional?

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

3. What emotion does Elijah awaken in the narrator?

4. When did the story of Joanna occur?

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

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