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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?
(a) Mrs. Todd.
(b) The sheep.
(c) Mrs. Todd's customers.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

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

4. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?
(a) No one - Gaffett himself is long since dead.
(b) Just Gaffett.
(c) Just the other survivors of Littlepage's shipwreck.
(d) Just the other survivors of Gaffett's shipwreck.

5. How old does the Captain say he is?
(a) Over ninety.
(b) Over sixty.
(c) Over eighty.
(d) Over seventy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?

2. What happened when Gaffett and his companion left "the waiting place"?

3. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

4. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

5. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?

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