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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 is Captain Littlepage dressed?
(a) Sloppily.
(b) Elegantly.
(c) Like an old sea captain.
(d) Plainly.

2. Why didn't Mrs. Todd marry her first love?
(a) His mother didn't approve.
(b) He died young.
(c) He fell in love with someone else.
(d) She met and married Mr. Todd

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

4. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?
(a) The Reverend's remarks.
(b) Captain Littlepage's near-death experience.
(c) The importance of living life to it's fullest.
(d) Mrs. Begg's funeral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator conclude based on Mrs. Todd's revelation?

2. Who does the narrator say comes and goes past the schoolhouse window?

3. Who is Nathan?

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

5. Who is the funeral procession for?

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