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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. Where does Laleah want to bury her husband.

2. What is Mrs. Morrill doing as she tells Greta the story of Anthony?

3. What does Mrs. Morrill say it takes to look ahead?

4. What do the men believe Anthony is trying to say?

5. From where did Anthony come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the man who is with Father Amiraux.

2. Describe Anthony's appearance when Captain Cheney finds him.

3. Why do the men bring strange sailors to Anthony's home?

4. What does Mrs. Stanton say about Mrs. Trask from when she was in school?

5. Why does Greta think her father knew Blue Cove the way she knows it?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Mrs. Stanton thinking about when she walks into the room of ladies wearing her wedding dress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Greta and Retha's personalities. Why do they get along so well together? Are there issues on which they don't agree?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Princess' role in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Talk about the role of Rosie, the cow, in the novel.

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