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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of year does the story take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

3. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
(a) The people were hermits.
(b) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.
(c) Luck is the only thing that can keep you alive.
(d) You can only trust yourself.

4. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?
(a) She tends not to believe in Gaffert's story.
(b) She believes that the Captain is crazy.
(c) She does not believe in life after death.
(d) She believes that sailors cannot be trusted.

5. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?
(a) The friendly people.
(b) The peacefulness of the little village.
(c) Its closeness to the ocean.
(d) Its sense of neighborhood and the pleasant cottages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

2. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?

3. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?

4. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?

5. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?

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