View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What group does Reverend Stain belong to?
(a) Opus Dei.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) Dignified Burial Society.
(d) Dignified Exit.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Skipper Will invented?

2. What was unusual about the Net-Man?

3. About what does Quoyle not believe a word?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the aunt's reaction to the appearance of the distant Quoyle different from her nephew's?

2. How does Annie Proulx utilize symbolism in the account of Billy's and Quoyle's journey back from Gaze Island?

3. What is indicated by the image of Quoyle looking at the horizon?

4. Comment on the significance of the contents of the suitcase Quoyle finds floating in the water.

5. What insight into Jack Buggit does the harbormaster convey to Quoyle?

6. What change in Quoyle occurs following the incident of his article on the 'Hitler yacht'?

7. In what way is the appearance of the Botterjacht ironic?

8. In what way is Bunny showing herself to be different from her father?

9. Account for Quoyle's cherished hope that he was, in fact, a changeling.

10. What is Quoyle's attitude to Petal and her death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 935 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample