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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Greta describe Mrs. Stanton's face?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Tired and worn.
(c) Plain.
(d) Old.

2. How long has Anthony lived at Blue Cove?
(a) Between forty and forty-five years.
(b) Fewer than ten years.
(c) Nearly sixty-five years.
(d) Between twenty and twenty-five years.

3. How does Mrs. Morrill look when Greta tells her it is her twelfth birthday?
(a) Scared.
(b) Aghast.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Happy.

4. What happened to Anthony's legs?
(a) They were surgically removed.
(b) No one is sure.
(c) They were cut off in an accident.
(d) They were bit off by a shark.

5. What does Mrs. Morrill ask Greta?
(a) When she will be twelve.
(b) How long she will keep coming.
(c) When she will be eighteen.
(d) If she is well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Morehouse ask Mrs. Stanton to do?

2. How does Retha speak to Anthony?

3. What are the Morrills doing when Greta arrives?

4. From what did Captain Cornwall die?

5. Who does Greta accidentally mention to her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Greta's father tell her about the kitten?

5. How do the ladies make Mrs. Stanton's appearance in her dress special?

6. What does Mrs. Stanton say about Mrs. Trask from when she was in school?

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

8. How does Christine describe her feelings about her twelfth birthday to Greta?

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

10. Describe Anthony's appearance when Captain Cheney finds him.

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