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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 come to visit Maine?
(a) To write about the area.
(b) For a long vacation.
(c) To work on a writing project.
(d) To visit friends.

2. Who is the funeral procession for?
(a) Mrs. Todd's mother.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) Captain Littlepage.
(d) Mrs. Begg.

3. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?
(a) A visit from Mrs. Todd.
(b) A shopping trip.
(c) A visit from Captain Littlepage.
(d) The sheep in the schoolyard.

4. What does Mrs. Todd need to get while visiting Mrs. Blackett?
(a) Pennyroyal.
(b) Tansy.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Damania.

5. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?
(a) A town.
(b) The ship's cargo.
(c) An island.
(d) More suvivors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?

2. How old is William?

3. What does the narrator conclude based on Mrs. Todd's revelation?

4. Which event does the author describe to help illustrate the community's sense of compassion in Chapter 4?

5. What occurs to the narrator as she is looking over the landscape on Shell-Heap Island?

(see the answer key)

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