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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conclusion about the Captain's beliefs can be drawn from his conversation with the narrator?
(a) He tends not to believe in life after death.
(b) He believes that seafaring is dangerous.
(c) He believes that sailors cannot be trusted.
(d) He tends to believe in life after death.

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

3. What happens at the last minute before Joanna's wedding?
(a) Her fiancé dies.
(b) Joanna dies.
(c) Her fiancé marries someone else.
(d) Her fiancé refuses to marry her.

4. When does Joanna ask Mrs. Todd to return?
(a) Never.
(b) In a month.
(c) In a year.
(d) The next day.

5. What does Elijah do for a living?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a fisherman.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a sailor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?

3. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?

4. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. How does Elijah refer to his late wife?

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