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

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

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

4. What was the cause of the Captain's experience?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Poor help from the crew.
(d) Too much alcohol.

5. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That death must be the end.
(b) That no one can know the answer.
(c) That there must certainly be life after death.
(d) That someday "everyone will know."

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year does the story take place?

2. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?

3. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?

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

5. What does the narrator remember Mrs. Todd saying about Captain Littlepage?

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