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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator at the opening of Chapter 20?
(a) At the schoolhouse.
(b) On the shore.
(c) At Mrs. Todd's.
(d) At the wharf.

2. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?
(a) His sense of nostalgia.
(b) His bright eyes and vigor in storytelling.
(c) His attention to detail.
(d) His skepticism.

3. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?
(a) He seems thoughtful.
(b) He seems fearful.
(c) He seems depressed.
(d) He seems melancholy.

4. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Near the North Pole.
(b) Along the coast of Canada.
(c) Near the South Pole.
(d) Near Greenland.

5. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?
(a) Captain Littlepage's near-death experience.
(b) Mrs. Begg's funeral.
(c) The importance of living life to it's fullest.
(d) The Reverend's remarks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?

2. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?

4. Why is the narrator glad someone interrupts her at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?

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