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

2. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?
(a) He hopes he can cure some of the cases worsened her herbal remedies.
(b) He feels that the two are rivals.
(c) He thinks her belief in the usefulness of herbs is foolish.
(d) The two are on the best of terms.

3. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?
(a) Foods from home.
(b) Her family.
(c) News from her hometown.
(d) Companionship.

4. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?
(a) By the time the publisher writes to request her manuscript.
(b) By the end of the month.
(c) By the end of the season.
(d) Before the publisher comes to visit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Todd do during her free time?

2. What does the narrator notice about Captain Littlepage's reputation in Dunnet Landing?

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

4. What does the narrator say about Mrs. Todd's way of talking about Captain Littlepage?

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

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