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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bizarre tale does Nutbeem tell?
(a) Of a woman being made to eat rotten fish.
(b) Of a fish being sent to a party.
(c) Of a ghostly sealer feasting on whale blubber.
(d) Of a bouncer being assaulted with a fish.

2. What does Wavey notice in Archie Sparks' yard?
(a) A fishing net hung to dry.
(b) A wooden paddle set against the fence.
(c) A wooden poodle, painted blue.
(d) A new clothesline.

3. How is Agnis Hamm related to Quoyle's father?
(a) She is his second cousin.
(b) She is his brother's wife.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his ex-wife.

4. In what way does Quoyle benefit from Petal's death?
(a) Her insurance money makes him a millionaire.
(b) He has Petal's insurance money and a house in Florida.
(c) He has sole care of the children and he has Petal's insurance money.
(d) He gets to keep the car.

5. Which animal are Newfoundlanders fond of?
(a) The wolf.
(b) The cat.
(c) The moose.
(d) The dog.

6. How does Agnis describe berrying?
(a) As pleasure to all.
(b) As a good way to find a husband.
(c) As a damned nuisance.
(d) As tedious and boring.

7. What is a clove hitch?
(a) An old-fashioned way of pulling teeth.
(b) A spice used in French-Canadian cooking.
(c) A Canadian hitch-hiker.
(d) A type of knot.

8. Where is the Melvilles' home?
(a) London.
(b) Killick-Claw.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Toronto.

9. What has Skipper Will invented?
(a) A squidburger.
(b) A new recipe for cod chowder.
(c) A new style of snow-shoe.
(d) A device for harnessing moose.

10. How old was the harbor-master when he first went to sea?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirteen.

11. What group does Reverend Stain belong to?
(a) Opus Dei.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) Dignified Burial Society.
(d) Dignified Exit.

12. What happened at Perdition Cove?
(a) There was a specacular car wreck.
(b) A boat sank.
(c) A boat blew up.
(d) A shop caught fire.

13. What evidence confirms to Agnis that she had seen a man close by?
(a) Footprints of fishing boots.
(b) The smell of pomade and pipe tobacco.
(c) A smoldering cigarette butt.
(d) A dropped cigarette pack.

14. How much did the Melvilles pay Agnis for the boat upholstery?
(a) Half of what was owing, then left during the night.
(b) Nothing. They left during the night without settling their account.
(c) Two thousand dollars and twenty-nine cents.
(d) One thousand dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is the iceberg Quoyle sees?

2. Petal tells Mrs Moosup she will leave the little girls in . . .

3. When is the library open?

4. In what way is a nip important to a knot?

5. Which character works in the school library twice a week?

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