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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the women gather after church?
(a) The Morrill home.
(b) The church basement.
(c) Anthony's home.
(d) Greta's home.

2. With what flower does Mrs. Morrill make a bouquet?
(a) Irises.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Baby's breath.
(d) Roses.

3. Where does Laleah want to bury her husband.
(a) She's refusing to allow him to be buried.
(b) At sea.
(c) In his family's plot.
(d) In her family's plot.

4. How does Retha speak to Anthony?
(a) Softly and gently.
(b) In sign language.
(c) Loudly and distinctly.
(d) She doesn't speak to him.

5. What does Greta decide to name the kitten?
(a) Fog.
(b) Wisp.
(c) Retha.
(d) Knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Retha say to Greta when she leaves?

2. What does Mrs. Morehouse ask Mrs. Stanton to do?

3. What does Greta do when she sees Mrs. Morrill?

4. How much of the island does Mrs. Stanton say her husband left to her?

5. In which city did Mrs. Stanton not have friends at whose homes she could rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the man who is with Father Amiraux.

2. How does Retha's mother respond when Retha asks about Greta?

3. How do the men on the Emmeretta require the captain's body to be taken back to Blue Cove?

4. How has Leah Cornwall come to have control of her husband's ship?

5. How does Mrs. Stanton get in to see the duke?

6. What does Mrs. Stanton take with her to Halifax?

7. What does Retha think about Anthony?

8. Why does Mrs. Morrill wish Greta "safe passage"?

9. For whom does Retha's mother believe Anthony is looking?

10. How do the ladies make Mrs. Stanton's appearance in her dress special?

(see the answer keys)

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