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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature does Quoyle see when he is clearing trash?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A Southern Right whale.
(c) A Minke whale.
(d) A moose.

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

3. Why is Gaze Island important to Billy?
(a) His wife and child are buried there.
(b) He owns land there.
(c) He spent his honeymoon there.
(d) His father is buried there.

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

5. What problem did the newsprint carrier have?
(a) A fire in the engine room.
(b) A fire in the galley.
(c) A drunken captain.
(d) A leaky throstle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character 'sleeps as quiet as an eggbeater'?

2. What is the alternative name for Gaze Island?

3. What complicates the family's stay at the motel?

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

5. What novel provides the inspiration for Borogrove, Nutbeem's boat?

(see the answer key)

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