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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Todd begin talking about Sant Bowden with?

2. What emotion prompts Joanna to take such drastic measures once the engagement is broken off?

3. Who becomes nostalgic knowing that this event won't happen again for another year?

4. What does Mrs. Blackett point out to the narrator as they make their way through the countryside?

5. Who brings Mrs. Blackett to Mrs. Todd's in time for departure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of company and companionship as demonstrated throughout the novel. Illustrate your point with concrete examples.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the author uses the Bowden family reunion to illustrate the importance of family to the people of New England.

Essay Topic 3

When the narrator first arrives at Green Island, she describes Mrs. Blackett's home as follows: "It was one of the houses that seem firm-rooted in the ground, as if they were two-thirds below the surface, like icebergs. The front door stood hospitably open in expectation of company..." Explain how this quote relates to Mrs. Blackett's own personal characteristics.

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