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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gaffett and his companion do after going on land?
(a) They retrieved their boat and left.
(b) They went to the pub.
(c) They sent rescuers to the site of the shipwreck.
(d) They looked for supplies.

2. How old is Mrs. Blackett?
(a) 86.
(b) 76.
(c) 106.
(d) 96.

3. Who helps load the narrator's trunks at the dock?
(a) William.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Captain Littlepage.
(d) Captain Bowden.

4. Why does Mrs. Todd believe Mrs. Blackett won't be able to attend the event?
(a) She is not a part of the family.
(b) She did not arrive last evening.
(c) She has been ill.
(d) She wasn't invited to the event.

5. What does the narrator notice about her own thoughts as the funeral procession moves out of sight?
(a) The funeral procession has made her nostalgic.
(b) Her thoughts have become quite melancholy.
(c) The noise from the procession has made her thoughts restless.
(d) Her thoughts are flighty, and she can't concentrate enough to write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one person Mrs. Todd doesn't want to see at the reunion?

2. Which word best describes the furnishings in the best room in Elijah's house?

3. According to the narrator's quote, what does Darwin say about sea captains?

4. What does the narrator stop to study on her walk?

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

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