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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. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?
(a) Just the other survivors of Gaffett's shipwreck.
(b) No one - Gaffett himself is long since dead.
(c) Just Gaffett.
(d) Just the other survivors of Littlepage's shipwreck.

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

3. Who is William?
(a) Mrs. Todd's brother-in-law.
(b) Mrs. Todd's brother.
(c) Mrs. Blackett's brother-in-law.
(d) Mrs. Blackett's brother.

4. What did the Captain do while waiting in Chapter 5?
(a) Spent time talking to other survivors.
(b) Tried to reach rescuers.
(c) Looked for food.
(d) Looked for help.

5. 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) The two seem to have a strained relationship.
(c) Mrs. Todd won't talk about Captain Littlepage.
(d) Mrs. Todd seems to be in love with Captain Littlepage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Mrs. Todd marry her first love?

2. What time of year does the story take place?

3. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?

4. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?

5. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

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