View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Companionship.
(d) News from her hometown.

2. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
(a) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.
(b) Luck is the only thing that can keep you alive.
(c) You can only trust yourself.
(d) The people were hermits.

3. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Along the coast of Canada.
(b) Near the South Pole.
(c) Near the North Pole.
(d) Near Greenland.

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

5. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?
(a) Mrs. Todd.
(b) Captain Littlepage.
(c) Mrs. Todd's customers.
(d) The sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?

2. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?

3. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?

4. Who is the funeral procession for?

5. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 299 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample