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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 time of year does the story take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

2. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?
(a) She thinks perhaps she should have joined the procession.
(b) She is irritated by the distraction from her writing.
(c) She realizes that life is short and decides to live life to its fullest.
(d) She feels sorry for the family members.

3. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?
(a) The peacefulness of the little village.
(b) The friendly people.
(c) Its closeness to the ocean.
(d) Its sense of neighborhood and the pleasant cottages.

4. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?
(a) She says that too much time at sea can cause hallucinations.
(b) She asks if hunger could have caused him to see apparitions.
(c) She says the stress of the shipwreck could have caused him to see apparitions.
(d) She asks if Gaffett seemed like an honest man.

5. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?
(a) They went to the pub.
(b) They looked for supplies.
(c) They sent rescuers to the site of the shipwreck.
(d) They retrieved their boat and left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about Captain Littlepage's reputation in Dunnet Landing?

2. What does the narrator remember Mrs. Todd saying about Captain Littlepage?

3. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?

4. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?

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

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