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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. When does the narrator need to have her writing project finished?
(a) By the end of the month.
(b) Before the publisher comes to visit.
(c) By the time the publisher writes to request her manuscript.
(d) By the end of the season.
2. Why does the narrator say she didn't "walk the rest" at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) She is too busy with her work.
(b) She realizes that she is not a member of the community.
(c) She doesn't know who the procession is for.
(d) She doesn't know the townspeople in the procession.
3. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?
(a) She says the stress of the shipwreck could have caused him to see apparitions.
(b) She asks if Gaffett seemed like an honest man.
(c) She asks if hunger could have caused him to see apparitions.
(d) She says that too much time at sea can cause hallucinations.
4. What distracts the narrator from her work later in the day after the funeral procession?
(a) A visit from Captain Littlepage.
(b) A visit from Mrs. Todd.
(c) A shopping trip.
(d) The sheep in the schoolyard.
5. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?
(a) Gingerbread windows.
(b) Knowing eyes that look toward the sea.
(c) Windows into the lives and souls of the people in town.
(d) Knowing eyes that watch over the community members.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?
2. What conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
3. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?
4. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?
5. Why does tansy grow so well around the schoolhouse?
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