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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wavey wonder about?
(a) Whether or not she loves Quoyle.
(b) Bunny's mentioning of Petal.
(c) When Quoyle will propose to her.
(d) How she'll teach Bunny to hook rugs.

2. What prompts Quoyle to make another vow to lose weight?
(a) His corduroy trousers are tight.
(b) His doctor.
(c) His boss.
(d) His need to impress Wavey.

3. What large assignment has Agnis negotiated?
(a) To provide cushions for the QE2.
(b) To refit the damaged ship Rome.
(c) To refit the captain's cabin on the Rome.
(d) To do upholstery work in the damaged ship Rome.

4. What does Wavey bring for Quoyle's supper?
(a) A lemon meringue pie.
(b) Seal flipper soup.
(c) A seal flipper pie.
(d) A dish of crab chowder.

5. Who is Bunny's best friend?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Herry.
(c) Marty.
(d) Beety.

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

7. What is the main component for a large dog's leash?
(a) Hemp lacing.
(b) Hemp rope.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Rawhide belt lacing.

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

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

10. What do Quoyle and Bunny think about going back to New York?
(a) Quoyle wants to go, but Bunny doesn't want to leave her best friend.
(b) They can't wait to get packed and in the car.
(c) They don't like the idea.
(d) They have mixed feelings.

11. What does Herry perform?
(a) A specially prepared song.
(b) A bagpipe piece.
(c) A hornpipe.
(d) A piano accordian piece.

12. Who is Warren the Second?
(a) Agnis's new girl-friend.
(b) A racehorse Partridge bet on once.
(c) Bunny's sled dog.
(d) Agnis's new dog.

13. In the end, what does Quoyle learn?
(a) To discipline Bunny and Sunshine.
(b) To manage a boat.
(c) That he's actually a good journalist.
(d) That love doesn't have to be associated with pain and misery.

14. What keeps Adonis Collard in Misky Bay?
(a) The hotels.
(b) The restaurants.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His uncertain health.

15. What color is Mavis' hair?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is best for boat-building?

2. What landscape feature triggers the aunt's memories?

3. What was the vehicle used by the masked attacker?

4. What new slant is suggested for the home page?

5. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?

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