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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps load the narrator's trunks at the dock?
(a) Captain Bowden.
(b) William.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Captain Littlepage.

2. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?
(a) By the time the publisher writes to request her manuscript.
(b) By the end of the month.
(c) Before the publisher comes to visit.
(d) By the end of the season.

3. Why doesn't Sant make the most of his potential?
(a) His illness.
(b) Financial reasons.
(c) Lack of ambition.
(d) His father's alcoholism.

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

5. Where is the event held?
(a) North County.
(b) Bowden Park.
(c) Dunnet Hill.
(d) North Country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?

2. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?

3. What punishment does Joanna inflict on herself?

4. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?

5. Which place in the novel best characterizes the theme of strife against the passage of time?

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