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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 secret does Elinor reveal about herself to Anna?
(a) That she takes poppy every night so that she may sleep.
(b) That she is getting ready to flee.
(c) That she had been with child once.
(d) That the rector is sick.

2. What was strange about the autumn?
(a) The trees did not shed their leaves.
(b) It was cold.
(c) It was very sunny.
(d) It was unusually cloudy and dark.

3. What is Maggie's condition when she returns to the village after leaving the Bradfords?
(a) She is healthy, but no one will take her in.
(b) She is stricken with the plague.
(c) She is happy; she has found a cure for the plague.
(d) It appears she had a stroke; she is unable to control one side of her body.

4. What is the main argument of the rector's sermon after the scene at the old mine?
(a) That those who are well should flee to a healthy village.
(b) That the village should stay and contain the plague.
(c) That there is no hope; they will all die together in the village.
(d) That God is punishing them for their sins.

5. What does Anna see when she wakes up and goes outside after her substance-induced sleep?
(a) Anys Gowdie standing in her garden.
(b) Sally Maston standing in the doorway, her parents dying from the plague.
(c) Elinor standing outside her door.
(d) A large snowfall preventing her from going to the rectory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Thomas Stanley?

3. After Elinor tells Anna her secret, what do they spend the day doing?

4. Who is the rector walking with in the orchard?

5. What does Elinor do when Anna agrees to go along with the rector's plan?

(see the answer key)

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