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

2. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?
(a) They lead simple lives.
(b) They are good people.
(c) They have been good friends.
(d) They think they know everything.

3. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?
(a) His religious experiences.
(b) His experiences while waiting for rescue from a shipwreck.
(c) He himself had a near-death experience.
(d) He is a deeply religious man.

4. How old does the Captain say he is?
(a) Over eighty.
(b) Over seventy.
(c) Over ninety.
(d) Over sixty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year does the story take place?

2. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?

3. What does the narrator remember Mrs. Todd saying about Captain Littlepage?

4. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?

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

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