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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the townspeople react to Joanna?
(a) They collect money and goods for her.
(b) They pray for her at church.
(c) They visit her regularly.
(d) They sail by the island trying to catch a glimpse of her.

2. How does Mrs. Todd react to Joanna's revelation?
(a) She is worried.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She doesn't know what Joanna means.
(d) She is frightened.

3. What does the narrator say the idle lobster boats tied up at the shoreline seem to be doing at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Waiting for work.
(b) Taking an afternoon bath.
(c) Soaking in the sun.
(d) Taking an afternoon nap in the sun.

4. What had others told Elijah would happen with time after his wife's passing?
(a) They said the pain would continue forever.
(b) They said the pain would ease up.
(c) They said he would meet someone else.
(d) They said he would begin to forget her.

5. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?
(a) It was too cold to survive.
(b) The animals were too dangerous.
(c) They built a camp.
(d) The town seemed to disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?

2. What conclusion about the narrator's beliefs can be drawn from her conversation with Captain Littlepage?

3. What does the narrator find impressive about the Captain's retelling of Gaffett's story?

4. What does Elijah do in honor of his wife?

5. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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