View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is described as a 'gelatinous horror'?
(a) A mess of decomposing cod.
(b) Bayonet Melville's head.
(c) The dessert at the restaurant at Desperate Cove.
(d) A squidburger.

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

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

5. What gives Quoyle a headache?
(a) The smell of paint.
(b) Rinsing calamari.
(c) The steam in the kitchen.
(d) The smell of turned earth.

6. What unusual sight do Quoyle and Wavey see as they return with the lunch basket?
(a) Green sausageweed and coralweed.
(b) A collapsing iceberg.
(c) A strange ship.
(d) A pod of whales.

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

8. What can be 'injurious as well as beneficial'?
(a) Researching and writing news stories.
(b) The mysterious power of knots.
(c) Cod-fishing on the Grand Banks.
(d) Falling in love with a mysterious person.

9. Who buys sea urchin roe?
(a) The French.
(b) The Pacific Islands.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Indonesians.

10. Why does Bunny need to bring a box of tissues to school?
(a) She's been told that the school cannot afford to supply tissues.
(b) For stuffling pincushions.
(c) For making papier-mache.
(d) She's been told these are needed for Art classes.

11. What is a synonym for 'mortification'?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Death.
(c) Transfiguration.
(d) Locking in with a mortice.

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

13. After whom did the aunt name her dog?
(a) Warren Beatty.
(b) Irene Warren.
(c) Beatrice Warren.
(d) Warren hastigs.

14. When is the library open?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Friday and Tuesday afternoons.
(c) Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
(d) Friday and Saturday afternoons.

15. How does the reader know Aunt Agnis doesn't like vinyl cladding?
(a) She says she wouldn't have it on her coffin.
(b) She makes a Bronx cheer when it is mentioned.
(c) She abuses the salesman.
(d) She says she wouldn't cross the road to buy it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What condition does Wavey's son suffer from?

3. What is Quoyle doing when Mr Shovel calls him?

4. Why does Billy go to the clinic?

5. What problem did the newsprint carrier have?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 518 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample