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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Poppies of Lethe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mem Gowdie after the encounter at the old mine?
(a) She is killed because she is thought to be a witch.
(b) She is severely sick from her near-drowning and dies.
(c) She gets the plague and dies.
(d) She leaves the village and survives.

2. What happened to Kate Talbot's husband?
(a) He burned his plague sore with a hot iron.
(b) He died in a mining accident.
(c) He abandoned his family, afraid of the plague.
(d) Kate burned him when they got into an argument.

3. What are Mary and Anna doing at the Hadfield residence in the chapter 'Rat-Fall'?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Washing clothes.
(d) Butchering a hog.

4. Who is Anna referring to in this sentence? "She was a shrewd woman, in spite of all her superstitious fancies."
(a) Anys Gowdie.
(b) Mary Hadfield.
(c) Elinor Mompellion.
(d) Her stepmother.

5. What does Kate Talbot resort to in her desperation after seeing her husband's affliction?
(a) She tries to induce labor.
(b) She runs after her husband, who abandoned her.
(c) She tries to put her husband out of his misery.
(d) She tries to do a spell, hoping it will cure her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rector's attitude as he begins his sermon after the scene at the old mine?

2. What question does Anna ask herself while sitting with Maggie?

3. Why is Elinor looking through the Gowdies' herbs?

4. Who carries Mr. Viccars' body downstairs?

5. What is Josiah doing when Anna gets to the tavern?

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