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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. How old is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) 76.
(b) 106.
(c) 86.
(d) 96.

2. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?
(a) By the end of the season.
(b) By the time the publisher writes to request her manuscript.
(c) Before the publisher comes to visit.
(d) By the end of the month.

3. What happened when Gaffett and his companion left "the waiting place"?
(a) They worried that they would freeze.
(b) The coastline disappeared.
(c) The animals watched as they moved out of sight.
(d) The townspeople seemed to taunt them.

4. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?
(a) The animals were too dangerous.
(b) They built a camp.
(c) It was too cold to survive.
(d) The town seemed to disappear.

5. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she has decided to return to Dunnet Landing.
(b) That she has fallen ill.
(c) That she has decided to stay on the island.
(d) That she has committed the ultimate sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion prompts Joanna to take such drastic measures once the engagement is broken off?

2. What does the narrator do once she's left the house?

3. Where does Joanna go after the engagement is broken?

4. How does Mrs. Blackett manage her advanced age?

5. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

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