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

2. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?
(a) They are greater than kings.
(b) They are the lowliest of men.
(c) They are the toughest of men.
(d) They are second only to schoolmasters.

3. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?
(a) Windows into the lives and souls of the people in town.
(b) Gingerbread windows.
(c) Knowing eyes that look toward the sea.
(d) Knowing eyes that watch over the community members.

4. What natural landscape influences life in the community?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The lake.
(c) The forest.
(d) The mountains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Dunnet Landing feel about Mrs. Todd?

2. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?

3. Who is William?

4. Why does the narrator come to visit Maine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Todd feel about Captain Littlepage? How can you tell?

2. Describe the narrator's reaction to Joanna's story.

3. Describe Dunnet Landing.

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

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

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Todd characterize the man Joanna was going to marry?

9. Explain what Gaffett does while shipwrecked off the coast of Greenland. Focus on his activities.

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

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