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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she has decided to stay on the island.
(b) That she has committed the ultimate sin.
(c) That she has fallen ill.
(d) That she has decided to return to Dunnet Landing.

2. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?
(a) He seems melancholy.
(b) He seems fearful.
(c) He seems thoughtful.
(d) He seems depressed.

3. How do Elijah and the narrator part?
(a) She asks if she may visit again.
(b) They agree not to meet again.
(c) He asks if she would visit again.
(d) They agree to meet in the village.

4. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
(a) To gather some flowers.
(b) To dig potatoes for chowder.
(c) To dig carrots for the salad.
(d) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.

5. Why doesn't the plant Mrs. Todd mentioned thrive at the Bowden's?
(a) The climate isn't right.
(b) The Bowdens don't take care of it.
(c) There isn't enough sunlight.
(d) It doesn't get enough water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?

2. What is going on as the narrator is on her walk?

3. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?

4. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?

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

(see the answer key)

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