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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Retha's cat?

2. What does Greta think she sees in the fog?

3. What does Retha's father take to old Doc Ingraham?

4. What is Anthony doing?

5. From where does the village look prettiest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the long box that the men remove from the wrecked ship?

2. Why does Greta find the sound of horses' hooves so strange?

3. What is wrong with Anthony?

4. What are Retha and Greta doing when they see Ann?

5. What does the lady tell Greta about the two boulders?

6. What are some of the reasons that the people of Little Valley dislike the fog?

7. How does Mr. Morrill describe Ann?

8. Why does Retha's father tell Greta she must be careful when she is in Blue Cove?

9. How does Laura describe Greta's fascination with the fog?

10. Who is Earl Frosst?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Greta was able to tell the people of Blue Cove that Ann's skeleton was found by the bottomless lake, the men of Blue Cove are still not able to find Ann when they go out looking for her. Why do you believe Ann was never found? What might have happened if she were found?

Essay Topic 2

What hints does the author give that Greta's father had similar experiences in Blue Cove as Greta has had?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Greta and Retha's personalities. Why do they get along so well together? Are there issues on which they don't agree?

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