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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?
(a) A visit from Captain Littlepage.
(b) A visit from Mrs. Todd.
(c) A shopping trip.
(d) The sheep in the schoolyard.

2. Why does Mrs. Todd say she wants to pick herbs on the island where Mrs. Blackett lives?
(a) The herb she needs doesn't grow in Dunnett.
(b) So she can leave some with Mrs. Blackett.
(c) To pass the time while waiting for dinner.
(d) The herb she needs grows best on the island.

3. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?
(a) She finds she is spending too much time with her new friends.
(b) Others find her presence distracting.
(c) She doesn't like greeting guests.
(d) There are too many distractions.

4. How do the people of Dunnett Landing feel about having company?
(a) Visits with others are the only valuable thing in life.
(b) Visits with others are a necessary evil.
(c) Visits with others are a social requirement.
(d) Visits with others are a valued commodity.

5. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?
(a) He believes that too much time at sea can affect your thinking.
(b) He believes that Gaffett made the story up.
(c) He believes that sailing is dangerous.
(d) He believes that the story is true.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Gaffett and his companion left "the waiting place"?

4. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?

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

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