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

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

3. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She is skeptical.
(b) She has always believed in such things.
(c) She believes that the story is true.
(d) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.

4. Where do the narrator and Mrs. Todd find some time to chat?
(a) In a clearance overlooking the sea.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In the tansy patch.
(d) In the pennyroyal patch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?

2. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?

3. How can the mood be described as the narrator, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Blackett make their way to the event?

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

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

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