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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 does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?
(a) Her thoughts are flighty, and she can't concentrate enough to write.
(b) Her thoughts have become quite melancholy.
(c) The funeral procession has made her nostalgic.
(d) The noise from the procession has made her thoughts restless.

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

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

4. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?
(a) The people lived too far apart.
(b) The salty smell of the ocean.
(c) The tight-knit community.
(d) The constant sound of the sea.

5. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?
(a) He seems melancholy.
(b) He seems fearful.
(c) He seems thoughtful.
(d) He seems depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the Captain say he is?

2. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?

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

4. What was the cause of the Captain's experience?

5. What does Mrs. Todd say she needs after a difficult afternoon at the end of Chapter 7?

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