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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dreadful family secret does Quoyle discover?
(a) Cannibalism.
(b) Incest.
(c) Murder.
(d) Madness.

2. What used to cause thousands of wrecks per year?
(a) Overloading.
(b) The Quoyles.
(c) Storms.
(d) Over-fishing.

3. Who tells Quoyle about the Los Angeles riots?
(a) Jack Buggit.
(b) Wavey.
(c) Tert Card.
(d) Partridge.

4. What happens to Nutbeem's bicycle?
(a) Quoyle steals it.
(b) Tert Card rides it into the woods, chasing the Hairy Devil.
(c) Diddy Shovel throws it into the bay.
(d) Diddy Shovel steals it.

5. How did Agnis' mother die?
(a) Of pneumonia, in a Brooklyn hospital.
(b) Of lung cancer, in a Brooklyn Hospital.
(c) Of injuries sustained in a fall.
(d) Of pneumonia, at home.

6. What new slant is suggested for the home page?
(a) Travel tales.
(b) Wildlife year.
(c) International gourmet.
(d) Lifestyles.

7. For Quoyle and his family, what problem does winter bring?
(a) Heavy snow could cover the car.
(b) The road will be closed by snowfalls.
(c) The central heating bill will be massive.
(d) The road will be slippery.

8. On what day does Nutbeem plan to leave?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

9. What is the audience reaction when Sunshine calls out to Bunny and Marty?
(a) There is a ripple of laughter.
(b) People loudly shush the child.
(c) There are sounds of annoyance.
(d) There is no reaction and Quoyle is embarrassed.

10. How does Quoyle feel about middle age?
(a) He wonders about his biological clock.
(b) He thinks he might enjoy it.
(c) It doesn't frighten him.
(d) It horrifies him.

11. What kind of fishing does Jack most prefer?
(a) Fishing for cod.
(b) Fly fishing for trout.
(c) Salmon fishing.
(d) Fishing for lobster.

12. What new job will Tert Card have?
(a) Chief sub-editor on The Washington Post.
(b) Putting out a newsletter for oil rig suppliers.
(c) Editing the local newspaper in St John's.
(d) Editing a newsletter on Florida.

13. What song does Yark half-sing?
(a) Goosey Gander.
(b) The Wild Goose.
(c) The Spruce Goose.
(d) The Gandy Goose.

14. What fell from the latch as Quoyle exited?
(a) A length of knotted twine.
(b) Some green twine.
(c) Some seaweed.
(d) The handle

15. What disturbing sensation does Quoyle have when in the green house?
(a) That he is inside a tethered animal.
(b) That he is inside the belly of a whale.
(c) That the house is haunted by murdered sealers.
(d) That he is being spoken to by ghosts of the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Quoyle actually likes about Christmas?

2. What does Quoyle mail to Partridge?

3. Who finally tells Bunny that Petal is dead?

4. What prompts Quoyle to make another vow to lose weight?

5. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?

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