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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elijah refer to his late wife?
(a) Poor dear.
(b) Dear Sarah.
(c) My dear wife.
(d) Poor Sarah.

2. What does the narrator notice about Elijah's house?
(a) Everything must be just the way his wife left it.
(b) The furniture seems luxurious.
(c) The house seems befitting of a fisherman.
(d) He must have completely remodeled after his wife passed away.

3. What does Elijah tell the narrator about his love interests?
(a) He has given up looking for someone new.
(b) He would like to meet someone new, but Dunnet Landing is too small.
(c) He has no interest in remarrying.
(d) He would like to remarry if he found the right companion.

4. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?
(a) He believes that sailing is dangerous.
(b) He believes that Gaffett made the story up.
(c) He believes that too much time at sea can affect your thinking.
(d) He believes that the story is true.

5. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?
(a) He crochets.
(b) He knits.
(c) He cooks.
(d) He paints.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Joanna stay isolated?

2. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?

3. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?

4. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?

5. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?

(see the answer key)

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