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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Quoyle's jobs are listed on the first page of the novel?
(a) Rope-maker and knot-tester, cab driver, third-rate journalist.
(b) Bell-hop at a hotel, third-rate journalist, traveling salesman.
(c) Distributer of vending machine candy, all-night clerk in a convenience store, third-rate journalist.
(d) Greeting card writer, bell-hop at a hotel, all-night clerk at a convenience store.

2. Petal tells Mrs Moosup she will leave the little girls in . . .
(a) Florida
(b) Killick-Claw
(c) Moose Lake
(d) Connecticut

3. In what way is a nip important to a knot?
(a) The security of the knot depends upon it.
(b) It must be in strict ratio to the tuck.
(c) It must not be undone first.
(d) The finished look of the knot depends on it.

4. What is the man in the dory doing?
(a) Diving for abolone.
(b) Inspecting lobster pots.
(c) Inspecting whelk pots.
(d) Fishing.

5. What job did Quoyle's father have?
(a) Hardware buyer at Macy's.
(b) Clothing buyer for Wal-Mart.
(c) Hardware manager in a supermarket.
(d) Produce manager in a supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature does Quoyle see when he is clearing trash?

2. Who introduces Quoyle and Wavey?

3. After whom did the aunt name her dog?

4. Why does Sunshine exclaim that it is 'a ladder house'?

5. At the motel, what does Quoyle buy for his daughters?

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