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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Captain Littlepage say about the townspeople?
(a) They lead simple lives.
(b) They have been good friends.
(c) They think they know everything.
(d) They are good people.

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

5. What did Mrs. Begg dislike about life at Dunnet Landing?
(a) The constant sound of the sea.
(b) The people lived too far apart.
(c) The salty smell of the ocean.
(d) The tight-knit community.

6. How does Mrs. Blackett manage her advanced age?
(a) She worries that she is becoming senile.
(b) She walks with a cane.
(c) She continues to live an active life.
(d) She has William to help her.

7. How would you characterize the relationship between Mrs. Todd and her mother?
(a) Friendly and loving.
(b) Communicative.
(c) Strained.
(d) Difficult.

8. Who is the funeral procession for?
(a) Mrs. Todd.
(b) Mrs. Begg.
(c) Captain Littlepage.
(d) Mrs. Todd's mother.

9. What does the narrator remember Mrs. Todd saying about Captain Littlepage?
(a) He has a housekeeper.
(b) He is crazy.
(c) He is not married.
(d) He reads a lot.

10. What piece of information does Mrs. Todd reveal to the narrator?
(a) That she never loved her husband.
(b) That she truly loved someone else.
(c) That she is in love with Captain Littlepage.
(d) That her husband never truly loved her.

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

12. 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.

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

14. What happened when Gaffett and his companion went on land?
(a) The animals were too dangerous.
(b) The town seemed to disappear.
(c) They built a camp.
(d) It was too cold to survive.

15. How do others in the community feel about Mrs. Fosdick?
(a) They dislike her.
(b) They value her company.
(c) They wish she would visit more often.
(d) They feel that she visits too often.

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 miss as she is thinking about life in Dunnet Landing after the funeral procession?

3. Where do the narrator and Mrs. Todd find some time to chat?

4. What does Mrs. Todd need to get while visiting Mrs. Blackett?

5. How old does the Captain say he is?

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