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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Morrill give Greta as a gift?

3. What is Anthony wearing when he is found?

4. Why do the people believe Anthony can't speak?

5. What type of man does Greta believe the man to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the women of Blue Cove say about Leah?

2. Why do the names Ansel Cornwall and Leah Cornwall sound familiar to Greta?

3. What does Greta's father say when she asks him if there will be any more heavy fogs soon?

4. Describe the Morrill's dinner table.

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

6. What does Greta have planned for Wisp and her kittens?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What hints does the author give that Greta's father had similar experiences in Blue Cove as Greta has had?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the fog in this story? For example, how does fog affect the people of Little Valley? How does it affect Greta? What happens when it becomes foggy?

Essay Topic 3

When Greta first meets Retha's father, he cautions her to be very careful while she is in Blue Cove. Why is it so important that Greta not be hurt while she is in Blue Cove?

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