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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes nostalgic knowing that this event won't happen again for another year?
(a) The younger guests.
(b) Sarah Jane.
(c) Mrs. Blackett.
(d) The narrator.

2. To which annual event does Mrs. Todd invite the narrator?
(a) The Bowden family clam bake.
(b) The annual Dunnet hike.
(c) The Bowden family reunion.
(d) The annual Dunnet sailing regatta.

3. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?
(a) A visit from Mrs. Todd.
(b) The sheep in the schoolyard.
(c) A visit from Captain Littlepage.
(d) A shopping trip.

4. What happened when Gaffett and his companion left "the waiting place"?
(a) The animals watched as they moved out of sight.
(b) They worried that they would freeze.
(c) The coastline disappeared.
(d) The townspeople seemed to taunt them.

5. How old does the Captain say he is?
(a) Over eighty.
(b) Over seventy.
(c) Over sixty.
(d) Over ninety.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Blackett manage her advanced age?

2. When does Joanna ask Mrs. Todd to return?

3. Who is the funeral procession for?

4. What occurs to the narrator as she is looking over the landscape on Shell-Heap Island?

5. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?

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