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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Press of Their Ghosts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Mowbrays do to their infant to protect it from the plague?
(a) Hung the infant from the ceiling.
(b) Left him out in the cold overnight.
(c) Performed a hex on the baby.
(d) Passed it through a bramble hedge.

2. Who says, "We all begin as naked children, playing in the mud"?
(a) The rector.
(b) Anna.
(c) George Viccars.
(d) Mrs. Mompellion.

3. Why does Anna throw Elinor and Michael's plates against the wall?
(a) She is envious of Elinor and the rector's relationship.
(b) She is angry with the cook.
(c) They have the plague.
(d) She hears Elinor is dead.

4. How does Jane Martin's behavior change from the beginning of the novel?
(a) She becomes extremely devout.
(b) She becomes promiscuous.
(c) She becomes a recluse.
(d) She changes religion.

5. What happens to Tom soon after news of Edward?
(a) He grows big and strong.
(b) He catches a fever, but lives.
(c) He becomes deaf.
(d) He dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anna run home after the altercation with her father?

2. What altercation does Anna get into with her father at the tavern?

3. What were Edward and Jamie playing with in the wood pile?

4. What are Mary and Anna doing at the Hadfield residence in the chapter 'Rat-Fall'?

5. What is Maggie's condition when she returns to the village after leaving the Bradfords?

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