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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can the reader tell that Quoyle is self-conscious when he meets Mavis and Dawn?
(a) He thinks of Emily Dickinson.
(b) He covers his chin.
(c) He can't look at them straight.
(d) He coughs nervously.

2. In what city did Quoyle and Partridge meet?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

3. What are the Tea Buns?
(a) A special cake served in England.
(b) A local word for migrating gannets.
(c) Submerged rocks.
(d) Aunt Agnis's rock cakes.

4. Which character 'sleeps as quiet as an eggbeater'?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Agnis.
(c) Quoyle.
(d) Warren.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is responsible for the Home News Page?

2. What happened at Perdition Cove?

3. Who was Quoyle's favorite child?

4. What function did Misky Bay fulfill during the war?

5. How big is the iceberg Quoyle sees?

(see the answer key)

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