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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 Mrs. Morrill say it takes to look ahead?

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

3. How does Mrs. Morrill look when Greta tells her it is her twelfth birthday?

4. What did Mrs. Stanton sell to pay for an agent in London?

5. What has happened since Greta was there last?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the ladies find Greta's comment about the Duke of Kent surprising?

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

3. What seems to be the significance of Greta turning twelve?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is the day of Greta's birthday the best day for the church picnic?

10. Why is Greta sad when Mrs. Morrill gives her one of Princess' kittens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Greta's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Greta's experiences in Blue Cove with those that her father had.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Anthony's role in the novel. Do you believe he was able to talk? Why or why not?

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