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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator notice about Captain Littlepage's reputation in Dunnet Landing?
(a) He is like the father of the community.
(b) He is friends with everyone.
(c) He is an outsider.
(d) He is well-respected.

3. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?
(a) With Mrs. Todd.
(b) In the schoolhouse.
(c) In a small, family-run hotel.
(d) With Mrs. Begg.

4. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?
(a) The spacious schoolyard.
(b) The fertile soil.
(c) The children trampled it down during the spring.
(d) The salty air near the ocean.

5. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) She doesn't know the townspeople in the procession.
(b) She is too busy with her work.
(c) She realizes that she is not a member of the community.
(d) She doesn't know who the procession is for.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?

2. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?

3. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?

4. Who is the funeral procession for?

5. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?

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