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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. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?
(a) To write about the area.
(b) To work on a writing project.
(c) For a long vacation.
(d) To visit friends.

2. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?
(a) A cottage in the village.
(b) The park.
(c) The beach.
(d) The schoolhouse.

3. Which event does the author describe to help illustrate the community's sense of compassion in Chapter 4?
(a) The illness of one of the community members.
(b) A funeral procession.
(c) A town meeting.
(d) A wedding.

4. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?
(a) Mrs. Todd's customers.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) The sheep.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

5. Who brings Mrs. Blackett to Mrs. Todd's in time for departure?
(a) The narrator.
(b) William.
(c) Captain Littlepage.
(d) Captain Bowden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Blackett?

2. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

3. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

4. What reason do the visitors give for not having seen as many older guests as they would have hoped?

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

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