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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person Mrs. Todd doesn't want to see at the reunion?
(a) Captain Bowden.
(b) Sant Bowden.
(c) William Blackett.
(d) Sarah Jane Blackett.

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

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

4. What does the narrator remember Mrs. Todd saying about Captain Littlepage?
(a) He is crazy.
(b) He is not married.
(c) He reads a lot.
(d) He has a housekeeper.

5. Who does the narrator ask to take her to Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?
(a) William.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) Captain Bowden.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Elijah lived alone?

2. How old is Mrs. Blackett?

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

4. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?

5. What had others told Elijah would happen with time after his wife's passing?

(see the answer key)

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