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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. How do the people of Dunnet Landing feel about Mrs. Todd?
(a) The other community members respect her for her knowledge.
(b) The other community members see her as an outsider.
(c) The other community members come to her for advice.
(d) The other community members find her to be loud and gossipy.
2. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) A cottage in the village.
(c) The beach.
(d) The park.
3. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?
(a) The funeral procession has made her nostalgic.
(b) Her thoughts are flighty, and she can't concentrate enough to write.
(c) Her thoughts have become quite melancholy.
(d) The noise from the procession has made her thoughts restless.
4. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?
(a) A snail.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A rabbit.
5. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?
(a) With Mrs. Begg.
(b) In a small, family-run hotel.
(c) With Mrs. Todd.
(d) In the schoolhouse.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?
2. What time of year does the story take place?
3. What natural landscape influences life in the community?
4. Who is the funeral procession for?
5. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?
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