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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator engage Elijah in conversation?
(a) She asks to accompany him on a walk.
(b) She asks what he will be cooking for dinner.
(c) She talks to him about about fishing.
(d) She asks him about his wife.

2. What do the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett conclude is the only drawback to the day?
(a) That Sarah Jane was there.
(b) That there wasn't more singing.
(c) That William did not attend.
(d) That they couldn't stay longer.

3. What does Elijah tell the narrator that he does every day?
(a) Grieve for his wife.
(b) Clean his house.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Visit his wife's grave.

4. What does Elijah do during their conversation that surprises the narrator?
(a) He tells her about his wife.
(b) He invites her to his home.
(c) He asks her to join him on a walk.
(d) He talks to her about fishing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?

3. What positive characteristics do Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Caplin ascribe to Sant?

4. What time of year does Joanna's funeral occur?

5. Why doesn't Sant make the most of his potential?

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