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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. What group does Reverend Stain belong to?
(a) The Freemasons.
(b) Dignified Exit.
(c) Opus Dei.
(d) Dignified Burial Society.

2. In what way is a nip important to a knot?
(a) It must not be undone first.
(b) The security of the knot depends upon it.
(c) The finished look of the knot depends on it.
(d) It must be in strict ratio to the tuck.

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

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

5. How does Quoyle get the list of ships?
(a) He asks people at the seafront.
(b) He phones the harbormaster.
(c) He visits the harbormaster's office.
(d) He phones the shipping companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Quoyle's jobs are listed on the first page of the novel?

2. Who buys sea urchin roe?

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

4. What is the man in the dory doing?

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

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