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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the Captain do while waiting in Chapter 5?
(a) Tried to reach rescuers.
(b) Looked for food.
(c) Looked for help.
(d) Spent time talking to other survivors.

4. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) She doesn't know who the procession is for.
(b) She doesn't know the townspeople in the procession.
(c) She is too busy with her work.
(d) She realizes that she is not a member of the community.

5. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She is skeptical.
(b) She believes that the story is true.
(c) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.
(d) She has always believed in such things.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?

4. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?

5. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?

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