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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?
(a) He hopes he can cure some of the cases worsened her herbal remedies.
(b) The two are on the best of terms.
(c) He feels that the two are rivals.
(d) He thinks her belief in the usefulness of herbs is foolish.

2. How would you characterize the relationship between Mrs. Todd and her mother?
(a) Friendly and loving.
(b) Strained.
(c) Communicative.
(d) Difficult.

3. Who is the funeral procession for?
(a) Captain Littlepage.
(b) Mrs. Todd's mother.
(c) Mrs. Begg.
(d) Mrs. Todd.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?

2. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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

5. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Choose one character and describe his or her significance to the story.

2. Does Captain Littlepage believe Gaffett's story? How can you tell?

3. What role do the furnishings in Elijah Tilley's house play in Chapter 20?

4. What does the narrator know about Captain Littlepage before he comes to visit her?

5. Describe William's relationship to the island.

6. What generational differences are revealed when the family reunion comes to an end?

7. Chapter 21 opens with a narrative that focuses on nature. Describe this narrative and its significance to the situation.

8. Describe the new impression the narrator gains of Captain Littlepage during his visit to the schoolhouse?

9. How does Captain Littlepage spend his time while shipwrecked near the North Pole?

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

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