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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man in the dory doing?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Inspecting whelk pots.
(c) Inspecting lobster pots.
(d) Diving for abolone.

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

3. What is the Back Buddy for?
(a) To self-massage an aching back.
(b) To supply drinks on long boat trips.
(c) To keep a lookout at the back door.
(d) To give comfort and support to the spinal column.

4. What maritime connections does Quoyle have?
(a) His father was a sealer.
(b) He was born at sea.
(c) His grandfather was a sea-captain.
(d) His grandfather was a sealer.

5. How does Quoyle get the list of ships?
(a) He visits the harbormaster's office.
(b) He phones the harbormaster.
(c) He asks people at the seafront.
(d) He phones the shipping companies.

6. Where had the Quoyles originally settled?
(a) Killick-Claw.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Gaze Island.
(d) St John's.

7. What is the alternative name for Gaze Island?
(a) Whale Island.
(b) The Isle of Pines.
(c) Moose Island.
(d) Christmas Island.

8. At the motel, what does Quoyle buy for his daughters?
(a) Cuddly bears.
(b) Wind-up penguins.
(c) Yo-yos.
(d) Stuffed penguins.

9. What function did Misky Bay fulfill during the war?
(a) A commando training base.
(b) A base for submarines.
(c) A refuelling port.
(d) A port for loading ammunition.

10. Identify the type of figurative language used in: 'sunset like a flock of birds on fire'.
(a) This is a simile.
(b) This is personification.
(c) This is a metaphor.
(d) This is metonymy.

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

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

13. What visual effect does fog have, according to Billy?
(a) It makes things look larger.
(b) It makes everything look yellow.
(c) It makes evrything look florid.
(d) It makes things look smaller.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Agnis Hamm related to Quoyle's father?

2. What gives Quoyle a headache?

3. How much did the Melvilles pay Agnis for the boat upholstery?

4. Why does Sunshine exclaim that it is 'a ladder house'?

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

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