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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. Which of Quoyle's jobs are listed on the first page of the novel?
(a) Bell-hop at a hotel, third-rate journalist, traveling salesman.
(b) Distributer of vending machine candy, all-night clerk in a convenience store, third-rate journalist.
(c) Rope-maker and knot-tester, cab driver, third-rate journalist.
(d) Greeting card writer, bell-hop at a hotel, all-night clerk at a convenience store.

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

3. In what city did Quoyle and Partridge meet?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

4. What is the meaning of the word 'atavistic'?
(a) Being unable to speak.
(b) Musical.
(c) Primitive and ignorant.
(d) Reversion to an earlier type.

5. Who is responsible for the Home News Page?
(a) Tom Pretty.
(b) Cyrus Nutbeam.
(c) Billy Pretty.
(d) Partridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character 'sleeps as quiet as an eggbeater'?

3. What group does Reverend Stain belong to?

4. What damage did The Polar Grinder sustain in the terrible storm?

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

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