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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the Captain say he is?
(a) Over ninety.
(b) Over sixty.
(c) Over seventy.
(d) Over eighty.

2. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?
(a) Just the other survivors of Littlepage's shipwreck.
(b) Just Gaffett.
(c) Just the other survivors of Gaffett's shipwreck.
(d) No one - Gaffett himself is long since dead.

3. Where does the narrator first stay during her visit?
(a) With Mrs. Begg.
(b) In a small, family-run hotel.
(c) With Mrs. Todd.
(d) In the schoolhouse.

4. How does Mrs. Todd react to the funeral procession?
(a) She tries her best to comfort others.
(b) She looks to others for comfort.
(c) She is genuinely grief-stricken.
(d) She is durable and strong enough to withstand the emotional strain.

5. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?
(a) Her family.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Foods from home.
(d) News from her hometown.

6. What does the narrator assert during the beginning of her conversation with Captain Littlepage in Chapter 5?
(a) That death must be the end.
(b) That no one can know the answer.
(c) That there must certainly be life after death.
(d) That someday "everyone will know."

7. What does the narrator notice about Captain Littlepage's reputation in Dunnet Landing?
(a) He is an outsider.
(b) He is friends with everyone.
(c) He is well-respected.
(d) He is like the father of the community.

8. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Fosdick once she meets her?
(a) Mrs. Fosdick reminds her of her mother.
(b) She likes her.
(c) She thinks she talks too much.
(d) She doesn't like her.

9. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?
(a) That she is in love with Captain Littlepage.
(b) That her husband never truly loved her.
(c) That she truly loved someone else.
(d) That she never loved her husband.

10. How is Captain Littlepage dressed?
(a) Sloppily.
(b) Plainly.
(c) Like an old sea captain.
(d) Elegantly.

11. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?
(a) The funeral procession has made her nostalgic.
(b) The noise from the procession has made her thoughts restless.
(c) Her thoughts are flighty, and she can't concentrate enough to write.
(d) Her thoughts have become quite melancholy.

12. How would you characterize Mrs. Blackett's demeanor?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Positive.
(d) Hopeful.

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

14. Who does the narrator compare Mrs. Fosdick to when describing her visits to others?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) A nuisance.
(c) The Princess of Wales.
(d) A beggar.

15. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?
(a) A shopping trip.
(b) A visit from Captain Littlepage.
(c) A visit from Mrs. Todd.
(d) The sheep in the schoolyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you characterize William's demeanor?

2. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?

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

4. Besides her herbal remedies, what else is Mrs. Todd known for in Dunnet Landing?

5. What natural landscape influences life in the community?

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