The Country of the Pointed Firs Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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The Country of the Pointed Firs Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Dunnett Landing feel about having company?
(a) Visits with others are a necessary evil.
(b) Visits with others are a valued commodity.
(c) Visits with others are the only valuable thing in life.
(d) Visits with others are a social requirement.

2. What do the Bowdens do after dinner?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Give speeches.
(c) Play horseshoes.
(d) Sing songs.

3. What did Gaffett and his companion discover after sailing away from the shipwreck?
(a) A town.
(b) More suvivors.
(c) An island.
(d) The ship's cargo.

4. What does the narrator conclude based on Mrs. Todd's revelation?
(a) That Mrs. Todd must have been very loyal to her husband.
(b) That the two must be friends now.
(c) That love is not necessary for a marriage to work.
(d) That love cannot last.

5. What ultimately happens to Joanna's ex-fiancé?
(a) He spends the rest of his life looking for Joanna.
(b) He falls ill.
(c) He marries someone else.
(d) He spends the rest of his life in Dunnet Landing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has the funeral affected the Captain's mood in Chapter 5?

2. How does the narrator characterize Captain Littlepage's reaction to Gaffett's story?

3. To which annual event does Mrs. Todd invite the narrator?

4. Who is Mrs. Blackett?

5. Why does Mrs. Todd say she wants to pick herbs on the island where Mrs. Blackett lives?

(see the answer key)

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