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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is William?
(a) Mrs. Todd's brother.
(b) Mrs. Todd's brother-in-law.
(c) Mrs. Blackett's brother-in-law.
(d) Mrs. Blackett's brother.

2. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?
(a) He believes that the story is true.
(b) He believes that too much time at sea can affect your thinking.
(c) He believes that Gaffett made the story up.
(d) He believes that sailing is dangerous.

3. What does the narrator do once she's left the house?
(a) She goes out to explore the coastline.
(b) She chats with Mrs. Todd.
(c) She takes the boat out.
(d) She goes out to explore the garden area.

4. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?
(a) She realizes that life is short and decides to live life to its fullest.
(b) She thinks perhaps she should have joined the procession.
(c) She is irritated by the distraction from her writing.
(d) She feels sorry for the family members.

5. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That everyone can find out before death if they want to.
(b) That there must certainly be life after death.
(c) That only good people will enjoy life after death.
(d) That no one can know the answer.

6. Why didn't Mrs. Todd marry her first love?
(a) His mother didn't approve.
(b) She met and married Mr. Todd
(c) He died young.
(d) He fell in love with someone else.

7. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
(a) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.
(b) To gather some flowers.
(c) To dig potatoes for chowder.
(d) To dig carrots for the salad.

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

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

10. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?
(a) The salty air near the ocean.
(b) The fertile soil.
(c) The children trampled it down during the spring.
(d) The spacious schoolyard.

11. Who is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) Mrs. Todd's mother-in-law.
(b) Mrs. Todd's aunt.
(c) Mrs. Todd's mother.
(d) A friend of Mrs. Todd's.

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

13. How old is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) 106.
(b) 76.
(c) 86.
(d) 96.

14. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?
(a) Near Scotland.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Off the coast of Greenland.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

2. What do William and Mrs. Blackett do after supper?

3. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?

4. How does Mrs. Blackett manage her advanced age?

5. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?

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