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

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

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

4. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?
(a) Foods from home.
(b) Her family.
(c) News from her hometown.
(d) Companionship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

2. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?

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

4. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

5. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?

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