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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?

2. Why does Mrs. Todd compare Sant Bowden to the sprig?

3. What plant does Mrs. Todd mention that grows at the Bowden's?

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

5. When does Joanna ask Mrs. Todd to return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

On Green Island, the narrator reflects on the house, saying: "Here was the real home, the heart of the old house on Green Island!" Use this quote as well as other examples to explain the importance of their homes to the people of Dunnet.

Essay Topic 3

Using several examples, discuss the role of death in the novel.

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