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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of year does the story take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

2. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?
(a) The tight-knit community.
(b) The people lived too far apart.
(c) The salty smell of the ocean.
(d) The constant sound of the sea.

3. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?
(a) The fertile soil.
(b) The spacious schoolyard.
(c) The children trampled it down during the spring.
(d) The salty air near the ocean.

4. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?
(a) Its closeness to the ocean.
(b) Its sense of neighborhood and the pleasant cottages.
(c) The peacefulness of the little village.
(d) The friendly people.

5. What natural landscape influences life in the community?
(a) The forest.
(b) The lake.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Dunnet Landing feel about Mrs. Todd?

2. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

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

4. What connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?

5. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?

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