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

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

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

4. Identify the type of figurative language used in: 'sunset like a flock of birds on fire'.
(a) This is a metaphor.
(b) This is metonymy.
(c) This is personification.
(d) This is a simile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom did the aunt name her dog?

2. What is the subject of the story Quoyle tells his daughters?

3. What creature does Quoyle see when he is clearing trash?

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

5. How old was the harbor-master when he first went to sea?

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