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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Press of Their Ghosts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition is Maggie in when Anna leaves the tavern and sees her?
(a) She is in despair; no one will let her stay with them.
(b) She has worsened, and appears to have had another stroke.
(c) She has worsened; the plague has ravaged her body.
(d) She is even better; her medicine has cured a child.

2. What is Josiah doing when Anna gets to the tavern?
(a) Crying.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Singing.
(d) Drinking.

3. Who came back with Maggie when she returned to the village?
(a) Brand.
(b) Nobody.
(c) A relative.
(d) A doctor.

4. What did Sam do when he found out how Anna's father had treated her as a child?
(a) Went to her father's house and punched him in the face.
(b) Told Anna that children needed to be disciplined severely.
(c) Went for a long walk.
(d) Went and had a long talk with her father.

5. Why is Mem on her way to the Hadfields when Anna goes to see her?
(a) She is delivering bread.
(b) She is going for a visit.
(c) She is delivering a draught to Edward, who has a fever.
(d) She is going to help butcher a hog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise does Jamie have for Anna at the cottage?

2. What was in the pot the Mowbrays were boiling?

3. What happens to Tom soon after news of Edward?

4. What does Anna try to give Maggie to make her feel better when Maggie comes back?

5. What ultimately happens to Maggie Cantwell?

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