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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?
(a) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(b) He was disabled.
(c) He wanted to spend more time in Dunnet Landing.
(d) He lived through a frightening ordeal after a shipwreck.

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

3. Where is the narrator at the opening of Chapter 20?
(a) At the schoolhouse.
(b) On the shore.
(c) At Mrs. Todd's.
(d) At the wharf.

4. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) Joanna's old home, intact just as she left it.
(b) A great collection of shells.
(c) The ruins of Joanna's home.
(d) A lovely garden.

5. What does Elijah tell the narrator that he does every day?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Grieve for his wife.
(c) Clean his house.
(d) Visit his wife's grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?

2. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?

3. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?

4. How does the narrator imagine Elijah bringing home the furnishings?

5. How old does the Captain say he is?

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