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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?
(a) Others find her presence distracting.
(b) There are too many distractions.
(c) She doesn't like greeting guests.
(d) She finds she is spending too much time with her new friends.

2. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?
(a) The constant sound of the sea.
(b) The salty smell of the ocean.
(c) The people lived too far apart.
(d) The tight-knit community.

3. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That no one can know the answer.
(b) That death must be the end.
(c) That there must certainly be life after death.
(d) That someday "everyone will know."

4. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?
(a) He thinks her belief in the usefulness of herbs is foolish.
(b) The two are on the best of terms.
(c) He feels that the two are rivals.
(d) He hopes he can cure some of the cases worsened her herbal remedies.

5. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?
(a) She sells it.
(b) Her brother takes it over.
(c) She gives it away.
(d) She loses it to her ex-fiancé.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mrs. Todd been doing prior to her evening visit with Mrs. Fosdick and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?

3. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?

4. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?

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

(see the answer key)

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