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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In talking to the narrator, what aspect of the event makes Mrs. Todd particularly emotional?
(a) Her nostalgia for better days.
(b) Her mother's place of honor in the parade.
(c) The beauty of the landscape.
(d) The way she is treated by the others.

2. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That there must certainly be life after death.
(b) That death must be the end.
(c) That no one can know the answer.
(d) That someday "everyone will know."

3. What hobby of Elijah's surprises the narrator?
(a) He knits.
(b) He paints.
(c) He crochets.
(d) He cooks.

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

5. Who is Nathan?
(a) Mrs. Todd's deceased husband.
(b) Mrs. Blackett's deceased husband.
(c) Mrs. Todd's deceased brother.
(d) The narrator's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Todd begin talking about Sant Bowden with?

2. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?

3. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?

4. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?

5. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?

(see the answer key)

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