View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conclusion about the Captain's beliefs can be drawn from his conversation with the narrator?
(a) He believes that seafaring is dangerous.
(b) He tends not to believe in life after death.
(c) He believes that sailors cannot be trusted.
(d) He tends to believe in life after death.

2. What does the author compare knowing a village like Dunnet Landing to?
(a) Getting to know a friend better.
(b) Becoming acquainted with a single person.
(c) Coming home.
(d) A walk on a familiar forest path.

3. Under what pretense does the narrator leave Mrs. Blackett's home?
(a) To dig carrots for the salad.
(b) To gather some flowers.
(c) To find some herbs for Mrs. Todd.
(d) To dig potatoes for chowder.

4. What does the narrator compare Dunnet Landing's cottage windows to?
(a) Gingerbread windows.
(b) Windows into the lives and souls of the people in town.
(c) Knowing eyes that watch over the community members.
(d) Knowing eyes that look toward the sea.

5. Why does the narrator choose a new place to write?
(a) Others find her presence distracting.
(b) She finds she is spending too much time with her new friends.
(c) She doesn't like greeting guests.
(d) There are too many distractions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mrs. Blackett?

2. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?

3. Who is Mrs. Blackett?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 347 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample