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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?
(a) The park.
(b) The beach.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) A cottage in the village.

2. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?
(a) She gives it away.
(b) She sells it.
(c) Her brother takes it over.
(d) She loses it to her ex-fiancé.

3. What does Mrs. Todd need to get while visiting Mrs. Blackett?
(a) Tansy.
(b) Primrose.
(c) Pennyroyal.
(d) Damania.

4. How do others in the community feel about Mrs. Fosdick?
(a) They wish she would visit more often.
(b) They feel that she visits too often.
(c) They value her company.
(d) They dislike her.

5. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?
(a) They are the toughest of men.
(b) They are greater than kings.
(c) They are second only to schoolmasters.
(d) They are the lowliest of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator conclude based on Mrs. Todd's revelation?

2. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?

3. Why didn't Mrs. Todd marry her first love?

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

5. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?

(see the answer key)

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