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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Petal tells Mrs Moosup she will leave the little girls in . . .
(a) Killick-Claw
(b) Moose Lake
(c) Connecticut
(d) Florida

3. Why does Quoyle remove the pens from his shirt?
(a) They are sharp.
(b) They have been sticking into him.
(c) They are leaking.
(d) They get in the way.

4. What is The Gammy Bird?
(a) A species of gannet.
(b) The name of a motel.
(c) The name of a boat.
(d) The name of a newspaper.

5. For how many years was Quoyle married to Petal?
(a) Seven and a half.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What problem did the newsprint carrier have?

3. Why does Quoyle get to do the special column on The Shipping News?

4. Why does Sunshine exclaim that it is 'a ladder house'?

5. What is a synonym for 'mortification'?

(see the answer key)

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