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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. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?
(a) She is durable and strong enough to withstand the emotional strain.
(b) She tries her best to comfort others.
(c) She is genuinely grief-stricken.
(d) She looks to others for comfort.

2. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?
(a) She has an herbal mixture for the narrator.
(b) She needs some advice.
(c) She is looking for tansy.
(d) She is looking for plantains.

3. Besides her herbal remedies, what else is Mrs. Todd known for in Dunnet Landing?
(a) Her iced tea.
(b) Her pine ale.
(c) Her spruce beer.
(d) Her lemonade.

4. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?
(a) Knowing eyes that watch over the community members.
(b) Windows into the lives and souls of the people in town.
(c) Gingerbread windows.
(d) Knowing eyes that look toward the sea.

5. Who is the funeral procession for?
(a) Captain Littlepage.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) Mrs. Todd's mother.
(d) Mrs. Begg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator go to write in Chapter 1?

3. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

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

5. What does Mrs. Todd do during her free time?

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