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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. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?
(a) He seems fearful.
(b) He seems thoughtful.
(c) He seems depressed.
(d) He seems melancholy.

2. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?
(a) A walk on a familiar forest path.
(b) Becoming acquainted with a single person.
(c) Coming home.
(d) Getting to know a friend better.

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

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 does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That someday "everyone will know."
(b) That no one can know the answer.
(c) That death must be the end.
(d) That there must certainly be life after death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?

2. How old does the Captain say he is?

3. What conclusion about the Captain's beliefs can be drawn from his conversation with the narrator?

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

5. What does Mrs. Todd say she needs after a difficult afternoon at the end of Chapter 7?

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