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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?
(a) The tight-knit community.
(b) The people lived too far apart.
(c) The constant sound of the sea.
(d) The salty smell of the ocean.

2. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?
(a) Off the coast of Greenland.
(b) Near Scotland.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Canada.

3. On Shell-Heap Island, the narrator muses that each person has a place inside in which what is kept?
(a) Our greatest humiliations.
(b) Our deepest emotions.
(c) Our greatest sorrows.
(d) Great regrets and great happiness.

4. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?
(a) Mrs. Blackett.
(b) The town doctor.
(c) The minister.
(d) Mrs. Todd.

5. What does the narrator say about Mrs. Todd's way of talking about Captain Littlepage?
(a) Mrs. Todd doesn't seem to like Captain Littlepage.
(b) Mrs. Todd won't talk about Captain Littlepage.
(c) Mrs. Todd seems to be in love with Captain Littlepage.
(d) The two seem to have a strained relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Mrs. Todd go to visit Joanna in Chapter 13?

2. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?

3. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?

4. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Mrs. Blackett?

(see the answer key)

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