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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mrs. Blackett need in order to be ready for departure?
(a) An herbal mixture.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A glass of water.
2. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?
(a) Mrs. Todd.
(b) The town doctor.
(c) The minister.
(d) Mrs. Blackett.
3. What advice does Joanna give Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she should take better care of her mother.
(b) That she should divorce her husband.
(c) That she should love her husband.
(d) That she should move to the island.
4. How does the narrator react to Joanna's story?
(a) She is intrigued.
(b) She is disinterested.
(c) She is saddened.
(d) She is glad her own life is better than Joanna's.
5. Who becomes nostalgic knowing that this event won't happen again for another year?
(a) The younger guests.
(b) Sarah Jane.
(c) Mrs. Blackett.
(d) The narrator.
6. What punishment does Joanna inflict on herself?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Endless work on the island.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Isolation from others.
7. What specialty is revealed during the dessert course?
(a) A gingerbread model of the Bowdens' homestead.
(b) A chocolate model of the Bowdens' garden.
(c) A chocolate cake made using the Bowdens' own recipe.
(d) A gingerbread model of Dunnet Landing.
8. Who does the narrator ask to take her to Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) Captain Bowden.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) William.
(d) Captain Littlepage.
9. Who is the one person Mrs. Todd doesn't want to see at the reunion?
(a) Sarah Jane Blackett.
(b) Sant Bowden.
(c) Captain Bowden.
(d) William Blackett.
10. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?
(a) She gives it away.
(b) She loses it to her ex-fiancé.
(c) Her brother takes it over.
(d) She sells it.
11. When does Elijah engage in his hobby?
(a) During fishing season.
(b) At night.
(c) In the mornings.
(d) During the off-season from fishing.
12. What ultimately happens to Joanna's ex-fiancé?
(a) He spends the rest of his life in Dunnet Landing.
(b) He spends the rest of his life looking for Joanna.
(c) He marries someone else.
(d) He falls ill.
13. What plant does Mrs. Todd mention that grows at the Bowden's?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Primrose.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Ivy.
14. What does Mrs. Todd suggest they take for the trip?
(a) Some herbs.
(b) A snack.
(c) A high wagon.
(d) A carriage.
15. What do the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett conclude is the only drawback to the day?
(a) That Sarah Jane was there.
(b) That there wasn't more singing.
(c) That they couldn't stay longer.
(d) That William did not attend.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the event held?
2. Which characteristic does the narrator notice first about Elijah?
3. What does Elijah do for a living?
4. Why is the narrator glad someone interrupts her at the beginning of Chapter 20?
5. What does Elijah tell the narrator about his love interests?
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