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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 Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?
(a) He is surprised that has had similar experiences.
(b) He is hurt that she doesn't believe him.
(c) He firmly denies her explanation.
(d) He is glad she understands him.

2. Why did the Captain leave his position as Commander?
(a) He wanted to spend more time in Dunnet Landing.
(b) He lived through a frightening ordeal after a shipwreck.
(c) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(d) He was disabled.

3. Who does Joanna request make the trip to the island should she fall ill?
(a) The town doctor.
(b) Mrs. Todd.
(c) The minister.
(d) Mrs. Blackett.

4. What advice does Joanna give Mrs. Todd?
(a) That she should love her husband.
(b) That she should take better care of her mother.
(c) That she should divorce her husband.
(d) That she should move to the island.

5. Who was the coral pin originally intended for?
(a) Mrs. Todd.
(b) Mrs. Blackett.
(c) Mrs. Fosdick.
(d) Joanna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator encounter on Shell-Heap Island in Chapter 15?

3. How do Elijah and the narrator part?

4. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?

5. What happens to Joanna's half of the family farm?

(see the answer key)

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