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

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

3. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?
(a) Near Scotland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Off the coast of Greenland.
(d) Iceland.

4. What does the narrator say about Mrs. Todd's way of talking about Captain Littlepage?
(a) Mrs. Todd doesn't seem to like Captain Littlepage.
(b) Mrs. Todd seems to be in love with Captain Littlepage.
(c) Mrs. Todd won't talk about Captain Littlepage.
(d) The two seem to have a strained relationship.

5. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?
(a) She tends not to believe in Gaffert's story.
(b) She does not believe in life after death.
(c) She believes that sailors cannot be trusted.
(d) She believes that the Captain is crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?

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

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

4. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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