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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is best for boat-building?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. Where had the Quoyles originally settled?
(a) Killick-Claw.
(b) Gaze Island.
(c) Montreal.
(d) St John's.

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

4. What is a synonym for 'mortification'?
(a) Transfiguration.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Locking in with a mortice.
(d) Death.

5. What is part of the managing editor's job?
(a) Sub-editing.
(b) Installing heating for the building.
(c) Doing the advertisements.
(d) Doing the police rounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the distinctive feature of the Quoyle house?

2. Identify the type of figurative language used in: 'sunset like a flock of birds on fire'.

3. Why does Quoyle remove the pens from his shirt?

4. What is Billy Pretty's attitude to travel?

5. What is the subject of the story Quoyle tells his daughters?

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