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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Captain Littlepage, who else knows of Gaffett's story?
(a) No one - Gaffett himself is long since dead.
(b) Just the other survivors of Littlepage's shipwreck.
(c) Just the other survivors of Gaffett's shipwreck.
(d) Just Gaffett.

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

3. Who is Nathan?
(a) Mrs. Todd's deceased husband.
(b) Mrs. Blackett's deceased husband.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) Mrs. Todd's deceased brother.

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

5. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?
(a) The Reverend's remarks.
(b) Captain Littlepage's near-death experience.
(c) The importance of living life to it's fullest.
(d) Mrs. Begg's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the funeral procession for?

2. What does the narrator say about Gaffett's experience?

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

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

5. How old is William?

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