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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. Where will Agnis be working?
(a) St Jude's.
(b) Long Island.
(c) St John's.
(d) Montreal.

2. What is Tert Card's reaction to Quoyle's piece about oil tankers?
(a) He is annoyed, but grudgingly publishes it.
(b) He is furious, rewrites it, then goes and gets drunk.
(c) He thinks it is a good joke.
(d) He is furious, tears it up and punches Quoyle in the face.

3. Why did the party guests sink Nutbeem's boat?
(a) To keep him in Killick-Claw.
(b) As revenge for supplying poor liquor.
(c) As revenge for his bad news stories.
(d) To force him to stay and pay his debts.

4. What is the audience reaction when Sunshine calls out to Bunny and Marty?
(a) There are sounds of annoyance.
(b) There is no reaction and Quoyle is embarrassed.
(c) People loudly shush the child.
(d) There is a ripple of laughter.

5. Who is poor at keeping secrets?
(a) Wavey.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Billy Pretty.
(d) Agnis Hamm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bunny's best friend?

2. Why does Tert Card wear knot charms?

3. What's wrong with Marty's writing?

4. What prompts Quoyle to make another vow to lose weight?

5. Where did Bunny find the string?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the short scene involving his bath important to our understanding of Quoyle's inner journey?

2. What behaviors show the reader how the relationship between Quoyle and Wavey is developing?

3. In what ways are contrasts important in Chapter 36 of The Shipping News?

4. What are the implied advantages of the green house?

5. In what way is Quoyle's discovery of the body important to the narrative?

6. What conclusions can be drawn about the origin of the money Agnis receives?

7. Comment on the destruction of the green house on the point.

8. In what way has Quoyle reached a turning point in his life?

9. In what way is Bunny's attention-seeking during the restaurant dinner important?

10. In what way does Quoyle fail Nutbeem?

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