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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 did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?
(a) They retrieved their boat and left.
(b) They looked for supplies.
(c) They went to the pub.
(d) They sent rescuers to the site of the shipwreck.

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

3. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?
(a) Plainly.
(b) Sloppily.
(c) Elegantly.
(d) Like an old sea captain.

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

5. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That no one can know the answer.
(b) That there must certainly be life after death.
(c) That everyone can find out before death if they want to.
(d) That only good people will enjoy life after death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?

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

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

5. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?

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