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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?
(a) They think they know everything.
(b) They have been good friends.
(c) They are good people.
(d) They lead simple lives.

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

4. How does Captain Littlepage react to the narrator's comments?
(a) He is hurt that she doesn't believe him.
(b) He firmly denies her explanation.
(c) He is surprised that has had similar experiences.
(d) He is glad she understands him.

5. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?
(a) She says that too much time at sea can cause hallucinations.
(b) She says the stress of the shipwreck could have caused him to see apparitions.
(c) She asks if hunger could have caused him to see apparitions.
(d) She asks if Gaffett seemed like an honest man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?

2. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?

3. With whom does Mrs. Todd go to visit Joanna in Chapter 13?

4. What name do Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Fosdick use when referring to Joanna?

5. What does the narrator stop to study on her walk?

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