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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What large assignment has Agnis negotiated?
(a) To refit the captain's cabin on the Rome.
(b) To provide cushions for the QE2.
(c) To refit the damaged ship Rome.
(d) To do upholstery work in the damaged ship Rome.

2. What do Billy and Quoyle find?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A flotation device.
(c) A smashed dory.
(d) A dying orca.

3. What prompts Quoyle to make another vow to lose weight?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His corduroy trousers are tight.
(c) His boss.
(d) His need to impress Wavey.

4. Why are two men sent to Waterford for observation?
(a) Stealing a microwave.
(b) Letting a horse starve to death.
(c) Taking their clothes off.
(d) Narrowly surviving drowning.

5. What inspires Quoyle to cook interesting food?
(a) Gordon Ramsay's latest recipe book.
(b) His determination to show that economical meals can be gourmet meals.
(c) His love for his family.
(d) His thoughts of Partridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bunny's best friend?

2. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?

3. How is Quoyle's routine described?

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

5. What injuries did Dennis sustain during the storm crisis on The Polar Grinder?

(see the answer key)

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