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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator react to Mrs. Todd's abrupt departure?
(a) She runs after her.
(b) She is glad she won't be confronted with a long goodbye.
(c) She is hurt.
(d) She is sorry to see her go.

2. Which character in the novel best symbolizes the theme of undying love?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) William.
(d) Elijah.

3. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?
(a) Dark.
(b) Sparing.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Threadbare.

4. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?
(a) They are the lowliest of men.
(b) They are second only to schoolmasters.
(c) They are the toughest of men.
(d) They are greater than kings.

5. What does the narrator do with her last bit of time in Dunnet Landing?
(a) She climbs up to a vantage point and looks down on the village.
(b) She says her last goodbyes to the townspeople.
(c) She goes for a walk along the seacoast.
(d) She spends the time in Mrs. Todd's garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?

2. What emotion does Elijah awaken in the narrator?

3. Which place in the novel best characterizes the theme of the meaning of family?

4. Which character in the novel best symbolizes the theme of friendship?

5. Which character in the novel best symbolizes the theme of isolation?

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