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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Making spruce beer.
(b) Making herbal teas.
(c) Making syrup.
(d) Making cough drops.

3. What does Mrs. Blackett point out to the narrator as they make their way through the countryside?
(a) Her brother's home.
(b) Her husband's first home.
(c) Her sister's home.
(d) Her childhood home.

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

5. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?
(a) They collect money and goods for her.
(b) They pray for her at church.
(c) They sail by the island trying to catch a glimpse of her.
(d) They visit her regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?

2. Why is the narrator glad someone interrupts her at the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. What does Elijah tell the narrator about his love interests?

4. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?

5. When did the story of Joanna occur?

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