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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 does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?
(a) Coming home.
(b) Getting to know a friend better.
(c) Becoming acquainted with a single person.
(d) A walk on a familiar forest path.

2. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?
(a) She looks to others for comfort.
(b) She tries her best to comfort others.
(c) She is genuinely grief-stricken.
(d) She is durable and strong enough to withstand the emotional strain.

3. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?
(a) His experiences while waiting for rescue from a shipwreck.
(b) He himself had a near-death experience.
(c) He is a deeply religious man.
(d) His religious experiences.

4. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?
(a) More suvivors.
(b) An island.
(c) A town.
(d) The ship's cargo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?

2. What happened when Gaffett and his companion left "the waiting place"?

3. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?

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

5. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?

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