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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys sea urchin roe?
(a) The French.
(b) The Pacific Islands.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Indonesians.

2. Why is it claimed that biologists have visited the Tough Baby?
(a) To inspect a new species of squid.
(b) To view the numerous carvings of animals and birds that decorate it.
(c) To collect the rare marine specimens collected.
(d) To use the boat as a base for tagging Minke whales.

3. Who was Quoyle's favorite child?
(a) Quoyle.
(b) Jane.
(c) Dick.
(d) Petal.

4. What job did Quoyle's father have?
(a) Produce manager in a supermarket.
(b) Hardware manager in a supermarket.
(c) Clothing buyer for Wal-Mart.
(d) Hardware buyer at Macy's.

5. About what does Quoyle not believe a word?
(a) Bunny's reported prowess as a sailor.
(b) His aunt's stories about the green house.
(c) The gossip concening Wavey.
(d) The gossip concening the interesting boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is part of the managing editor's job?

2. The bay's appearance on the map is shown as . . .

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

4. In what city did Quoyle and Partridge meet?

5. What is the meaning of the word 'atavistic'?

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