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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offer does William make the narrator?
(a) He offers to take her for a carriage ride.
(b) He offers to show her the island.
(c) He offers to make her some chowder.
(d) He offers to take her back to Dunnett Landing.

2. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?
(a) Elegantly.
(b) Plainly.
(c) Like an old sea captain.
(d) Sloppily.

3. Who is William?
(a) Mrs. Todd's brother.
(b) Mrs. Blackett's brother-in-law.
(c) Mrs. Blackett's brother.
(d) Mrs. Todd's brother-in-law.

4. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?
(a) He believes that Gaffett made the story up.
(b) He believes that the story is true.
(c) He believes that sailing is dangerous.
(d) He believes that too much time at sea can affect your thinking.

5. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?
(a) Her fiancé refuses to marry her.
(b) Her fiancé marries someone else.
(c) Joanna dies.
(d) Her fiancé dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do once she's left the house?

2. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?

3. What connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?

4. How does the narrator react to the relative isolation of Mrs. Todd's home after coming back from Mrs. Blackett's?

5. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?

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