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

2. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?
(a) She says that too much time at sea can cause hallucinations.
(b) She asks if Gaffett seemed like an honest man.
(c) She says the stress of the shipwreck could have caused him to see apparitions.
(d) She asks if hunger could have caused him to see apparitions.

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

4. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
(a) To dig potatoes for chowder.
(b) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.
(c) To gather some flowers.
(d) To dig carrots for the salad.

5. How old is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) 106.
(b) 96.
(c) 86.
(d) 76.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?

4. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?

5. Where do the narrator and Mrs. Todd find some time to chat?

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