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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 him about his wife.
(b) She asks to accompany him on a walk.
(c) She talks to him about about fishing.
(d) She asks what he will be cooking for dinner.

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

3. When did the story of Joanna occur?
(a) Several years ago.
(b) When Mrs. Todd was newly married.
(c) The previous summer.
(d) When Mrs. Fosdick was a child.

4. Why does Mrs. Todd believe Mrs. Blackett won't be able to attend the event?
(a) She did not arrive last evening.
(b) She wasn't invited to the event.
(c) She is not a part of the family.
(d) She has been ill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?

2. Which characteristic does the narrator notice first about Elijah?

3. What do the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett conclude is the only drawback to the day?

4. What emotion does Elijah awaken in the narrator?

5. How does the narrator react to Joanna's story?

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