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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 conclusion did Gaffett draw from his experience?
(a) Luck is the only thing that can keep you alive.
(b) You can only trust yourself.
(c) The people were hermits.
(d) The people were ghosts waiting for passage to another life.

2. What does the narrator miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Her family.
(c) News from her hometown.
(d) Foods from home.

3. Why does the Captain believe he knows "the truth" about life after death?
(a) He himself had a near-death experience.
(b) His experiences while waiting for rescue from a shipwreck.
(c) He is a deeply religious man.
(d) His religious experiences.

4. How does the town doctor feel about Mrs. Todd and her use of herbs?
(a) He thinks her belief in the usefulness of herbs is foolish.
(b) He hopes he can cure some of the cases worsened her herbal remedies.
(c) He feels that the two are rivals.
(d) The two are on the best of terms.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator compare Captain Littlepage's gait to?

3. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?

4. Where did the Captain's experience described in Chapter 5 take place?

5. Where did Gaffett say he had previously been shipwrecked?

(see the answer key)

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