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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?
2. What does Mrs. Todd say she needs after a difficult afternoon at the end of Chapter 7?
3. How would you characterize William's demeanor?
4. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?
5. What time of year does the story take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Todd's reaction to her leaving? How can you tell?
2. Why does Captain Littlepage say he left the sea?
3. Does Captain Littlepage believe Gaffett's story? How can you tell?
4. Describe Elijah's feelings for his late wife.
5. The novel uses a series of stories to describe life in this little town. Choose one of these stories told by the characters, paraphrase it briefly, and explain its significance.
6. Describe the contrast of changing moods that occurs on the journey to the Bowden family reunion.
7. Chapter 21 opens with a narrative that focuses on nature. Describe this narrative and its significance to the situation.
8. Describe the going-away gift Mrs. Todd leaves for the narrator and its meaning.
9. How does Mrs. Todd characterize the man Joanna was going to marry?
10. Describe the narrator's reaction to Joanna's story.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think the narrator has learned from her stay at Dunnet Landing? Support your view using specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
On Green Island, the narrator reflects on the house, saying: "Here was the real home, the heart of the old house on Green Island!" Use this quote as well as other examples to explain the importance of their homes to the people of Dunnet.
Essay Topic 3
When the narrator first arrives at Green Island, she describes Mrs. Blackett's home as follows: "It was one of the houses that seem firm-rooted in the ground, as if they were two-thirds below the surface, like icebergs. The front door stood hospitably open in expectation of company..." Explain how this quote relates to Mrs. Blackett's own personal characteristics.
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