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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the reader know Aunt Agnis doesn't like vinyl cladding?
(a) She says she wouldn't have it on her coffin.
(b) She abuses the salesman.
(c) She says she wouldn't cross the road to buy it.
(d) She makes a Bronx cheer when it is mentioned.

2. The bay's appearance on the map is shown as . . .
(a) A chemist's pale blue flask.
(b) A blue Chinese vase.
(c) A dog's leg.
(d) A bent thumb

3. What injuries did Dennis sustain during the storm crisis on The Polar Grinder?
(a) His right arm and left leg were broken.
(b) He fractured his skull and right arm.
(c) Both arms were broken.
(d) Both legs were broken.

4. How is Agnis Hamm related to Quoyle's father?
(a) She is his second cousin.
(b) She is his ex-wife.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his brother's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What complicates the family's stay at the motel?

2. How does Quoyle get the list of ships?

3. What job did Quoyle's father have?

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

5. In what way does Quoyle benefit from Petal's death?

(see the answer key)

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