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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator react to the funeral procession?
(a) She feels sorry for the family members.
(b) She realizes that life is short and decides to live life to its fullest.
(c) She is irritated by the distraction from her writing.
(d) She thinks perhaps she should have joined the procession.

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

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

4. How does the narrator react to the Captain's story?
(a) She is skeptical.
(b) She has always believed in such things.
(c) She believes that a man like the Captain can only tell the truth.
(d) She believes that the story is true.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of the Captain's experience?

2. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Fosdick once she meets her?

3. Under which pretense does Mrs. Todd come to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator?

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

5. What topic leads to the narrator's conversation with Captain Littlepage about life after death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elijah say about Mrs. Todd at the end of Chapter 20?

2. What does Gaffett believe about the townspeople he sees? Focus on his beliefs.

3. What is Mrs. Todd's reaction to the funeral?

4. What generational differences are revealed when the family reunion comes to an end?

5. What does Mrs. Todd tell the narrator about her youthful romance?

6. Describe the going-away gift Mrs. Todd leaves for the narrator and its meaning.

7. How does the narrator feel about Mrs. Todd's reaction to her leaving? How can you tell?

8. How does Mrs. Todd characterize the man Joanna was going to marry?

9. How does narrator feel about Captain Littlepage's story?

10. Describe the way the other guests treat Mrs. Blackett, and explain why you believe they act this way.

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