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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel provides the inspiration for Borogrove, Nutbeem's boat?
(a) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
(d) The Daughter of Time.

2. Who used skin boats?
(a) The Quoyles.
(b) The Inuit.
(c) The French.
(d) The pioneers.

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

4. What is the alternative name for Gaze Island?
(a) Whale Island.
(b) Christmas Island.
(c) Moose Island.
(d) The Isle of Pines.

5. What is The Gammy Bird?
(a) The name of a boat.
(b) The name of a newspaper.
(c) The name of a motel.
(d) A species of gannet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What used to cause thousands of wrecks per year?

2. Whose ancestor resorted to cannibalism?

3. What inspires Quoyle to cook interesting food?

4. What happened at Perdition Cove?

5. Why does Quoyle decide to take the boat to Killick-Claw?

(see the answer key)

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