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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Captain assert during the beginning of his conversation with the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That everyone can find out before death if they want to.
(b) That only good people will enjoy life after death.
(c) That no one can know the answer.
(d) That there must certainly be life after death.

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

3. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?
(a) The salty air near the ocean.
(b) The children trampled it down during the spring.
(c) The spacious schoolyard.
(d) The fertile soil.

4. What does Mrs. Todd say she needs after a difficult afternoon at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A bit of camomile.
(b) A long walk.
(c) A quiet evening.
(d) A nice bath.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?

3. Who is the funeral procession for?

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

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

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