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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. Upon what instrument is Grandpa Sanders playing when Mrs. Stanton appears in her dress?

2. What does Greta do as she is on her way home with the other picnic goers?

3. What do the men believe Anthony is trying to say?

4. Where does Retha tell Greta they are taking the man?

5. Who is with the crowd?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Morrill wish Greta "safe passage"?

3. What does Retha think about Anthony?

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

5. For whom does Retha's mother believe Anthony is looking?

6. Why is Greta sad when Mrs. Morrill gives her one of Princess' kittens?

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

8. What is Mrs. Stanton thinking about when she walks into the room of ladies wearing her wedding dress?

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

10. What does Mrs. Stanton take with her to Halifax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Greta's experiences in Blue Cove with those that her father had.

Essay Topic 2

How do you believe that the people of Blue Cove knew that Greta was from a different time? Why didn't they just think she was a child who had wandered away from another village?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways, if any, does Greta's father encourage her exploration of Blue Cove? In what ways, if any, does Greta's father discourage her exploration of Blue Cove?

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