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

2. What damage did The Polar Grinder sustain in the terrible storm?
(a) It broke in half.
(b) A crack in the steel hull from starboard to port.
(c) The bridge was swept away, the captain with it.
(d) It was dismasted.

3. Whose ancestor resorted to cannibalism?
(a) Nutbeam's.
(b) Billy Pretty's.
(c) Warren's.
(d) Jack Buggit's.

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

5. What complicates the family's stay at the motel?
(a) People complain about the dog.
(b) The aunt gets drunk.
(c) Quoyle accidentally locks himself in the bathroom.
(d) They become locked in their room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Gammy Bird?

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

3. What injuries did Dennis sustain during the storm crisis on The Polar Grinder?

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

5. What group does Reverend Stain belong to?

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