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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 Mrs. Todd do during her free time?
(a) She visits her friends.
(b) She collects herbs for natural remedies.
(c) She takes care of her mother.
(d) She collects herbs for cooking.

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

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

4. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?
(a) His sense of nostalgia.
(b) His bright eyes and vigor in storytelling.
(c) His attention to detail.
(d) His skepticism.

5. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
(a) You can only trust yourself.
(b) The people were hermits.
(c) Luck is the only thing that can keep you alive.
(d) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?

5. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?

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