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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. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?
(a) He is hurt that she doesn't believe him.
(b) He is glad she understands him.
(c) He is surprised that has had similar experiences.
(d) He firmly denies her explanation.

2. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?
(a) With Mrs. Begg.
(b) In a small, family-run hotel.
(c) In the schoolhouse.
(d) With Mrs. Todd.

3. 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.

4. What natural landscape influences life in the community?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The lake.
(d) The forest.

5. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?
(a) A snail.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A tortoise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?

2. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?

3. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?

4. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?

5. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?

(see the answer key)

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