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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem did the newsprint carrier have?
(a) A fire in the galley.
(b) A drunken captain.
(c) A leaky throstle.
(d) A fire in the engine room.

2. How did Quoyle occupy himself until lunch?
(a) He went fishing.
(b) He wrote a news story.
(c) He worked on his novel.
(d) He split wood.

3. What bizarre tale does Nutbeem tell?
(a) Of a bouncer being assaulted with a fish.
(b) Of a ghostly sealer feasting on whale blubber.
(c) Of a woman being made to eat rotten fish.
(d) Of a fish being sent to a party.

4. What happened to the old lighthouse?
(a) It was burnt down.
(b) It was blown up by Quebec separatists.
(c) It was smashed by a tsunami.
(d) It fell into the sea.

5. What country was Myanmar formerly known as?
(a) Terra del Fuego.
(b) Burma.
(c) Ceylon.
(d) Bhutan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?

2. After whom did the aunt name her dog?

3. Why does Petal telephone Quoyle from Montgomery?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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