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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. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?
(a) He seems thoughtful.
(b) He seems depressed.
(c) He seems melancholy.
(d) He seems fearful.

2. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Near Greenland.
(b) Near the South Pole.
(c) Near the North Pole.
(d) Along the coast of Canada.

3. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?
(a) That she truly loved someone else.
(b) That her husband never truly loved her.
(c) That she never loved her husband.
(d) That she is in love with Captain Littlepage.

4. Who is Nathan?
(a) Mrs. Todd's deceased husband.
(b) Mrs. Todd's deceased brother.
(c) Mrs. Blackett's deceased husband.
(d) The narrator's brother.

5. Who does the narrator compare Mrs. Fosdick to when describing her visits to others?
(a) A beggar.
(b) The Princess of Wales.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) A nuisance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?

2. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?

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

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

5. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?

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