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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 narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?
(a) She does not believe in life after death.
(b) She tends not to believe in Gaffert's story.
(c) She believes that the Captain is crazy.
(d) She believes that sailors cannot be trusted.

2. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?
(a) He wanted to spend more time in Dunnet Landing.
(b) He was disabled.
(c) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(d) He lived through a frightening ordeal after a shipwreck.

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

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

5. Which event does the author describe to help illustrate the community's sense of compassion in Chapter 4?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A town meeting.
(c) The illness of one of the community members.
(d) A funeral procession.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?

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

4. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?

5. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?

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