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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 connection does Mrs. Todd see between the tansy in the schoolyard and people?
(a) Like tansy, people can only thrive with others of their kind around them.
(b) Like tansy, people gather their strength during the spring and then blossom fully in the summer.
(c) Like tansy, people can thrive almost anywhere.
(d) Like tansy, people can overcome a harsh past to make the most of their lives.

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

3. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?
(a) A snail.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A tortoise.

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

5. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Fosdick once she meets her?
(a) She likes her.
(b) She thinks she talks too much.
(c) Mrs. Fosdick reminds her of her mother.
(d) She doesn't like her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

2. Who is the funeral procession for?

3. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?

4. What do William and Mrs. Blackett do after supper?

5. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

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