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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has Elijah lived alone?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Twelve years.

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. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Making cough drops.
(b) Making syrup.
(c) Making herbal teas.
(d) Making spruce beer.

5. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She has always believed in such things.
(b) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.
(c) She is skeptical.
(d) She believes that the story is true.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator remark that the seamen's minds seem to be fixed on?

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

3. What does the narrator notice about Elijah's house?

4. What does the narrator stop to study on her walk?

5. What punishment does Joanna inflict on herself?

(see the answer key)

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