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

3. Why is Home Rock important?
(a) It marks the landfall of Viking explorers.
(b) It is the site of a shipwreck.
(c) It is a navigation point for Killick-Claw.
(d) It is home to a protected seal colony.

4. When was Mavis Bangs first married?
(a) At fifteen.
(b) At forty.
(c) At twenty-two.
(d) At eighteen.

5. What has Bunny yet to learn?
(a) To tie her shoelaces.
(b) To show respect for older people.
(c) To show how talented she is.
(d) To disguise the ways in which she is different.

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

7. 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) She's been told these are needed for Art classes.
(d) For making papier-mache.

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

9. Which character works in the school library twice a week?
(a) Wavey.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Dawn.

10. What other strange occurrence is mentioned?
(a) A fall of frozen ducks.
(b) A ghost ship in the bay.
(c) Frogs raining down in Misky Bay.
(d) The return of the Flying Dutchman.

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

12. About what does Quoyle not believe a word?
(a) His aunt's stories about the green house.
(b) The gossip concening Wavey.
(c) Bunny's reported prowess as a sailor.
(d) The gossip concening the interesting boat.

13. Why is Dawn keen to use the electric typewriter?
(a) She secretly types love letters.
(b) She is secretly writing a novel.
(c) She secretly types job applications.
(d) She is keen to practice in order to get a better job.

14. Who was Quoyle's favorite child?
(a) Dick.
(b) Jane.
(c) Petal.
(d) Quoyle.

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