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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. What made the narrator choose Dunnet Landing for her visit?
(a) Its closeness to the ocean.
(b) The friendly people.
(c) The peacefulness of the little village.
(d) Its sense of neighborhood and the pleasant cottages.

2. How do the people of Dunnett Landing feel about having company?
(a) Visits with others are a social requirement.
(b) Visits with others are a necessary evil.
(c) Visits with others are a valued commodity.
(d) Visits with others are the only valuable thing in life.

3. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She believes that the story is true.
(b) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.
(c) She has always believed in such things.
(d) She is skeptical.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year does the story take place?

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

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

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

5. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's relationship with Mrs. Todd.

2. Which values does Elijah Tilley embody?

3. During their visit to Mrs. Blackett's, Mrs. Todd and the narrator talk about love. What does Mrs. Todd's love story say about her character?

4. The novel uses a series of stories to describe life in this little town. Choose one of these stories told by the characters, paraphrase it briefly, and explain its significance.

5. What does Mrs. Todd say about Elijah and about fishermen in general at the end of Chapter 20?

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

7. Describe the evening when Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Fosdick visit the narrator and tell the story of Poor Joanna.

8. Describe the way that the narrator's decision to write at the schoolhouse affects her relationship with Mrs. Todd.

9. Describe Elijah's feelings for his late wife.

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

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