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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Mrs. Blackett to Mrs. Todd's in time for departure?
(a) Captain Littlepage.
(b) Captain Bowden.
(c) William.
(d) The narrator.

2. What does Elijah do that causes him to shed a tear while talking to the narrator?
(a) He talks about the little details of being married.
(b) He talks about how much he misses his wife.
(c) He talks about how painful her death was.
(d) He talks about how much he misses fishing.

3. Which place in the novel best characterizes the theme of isolation?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) Shell-Heap Island.
(c) Green Island.
(d) The fir grove.

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

5. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?
(a) To work on a writing project.
(b) To write about the area.
(c) For a long vacation.
(d) To visit friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Todd say she needs after a difficult afternoon at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?

3. What does Joanna reveal to Mrs. Todd?

4. Where do the narrator and Mrs. Todd find some time to chat?

5. How long has Elijah lived alone?

(see the answer key)

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