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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Quoyle's father have?
(a) Clothing buyer for Wal-Mart.
(b) Hardware manager in a supermarket.
(c) Produce manager in a supermarket.
(d) Hardware buyer at Macy's.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bizarre tale does Nutbeem tell?

2. How does Agnis describe berrying?

3. What is the man in the dory doing?

4. What is the meaning of the word 'atavistic'?

5. The shag is an alternative word for which bird?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author use the symbolism of the iceberg that Quoyle and Wavey see during their walk?

4. What are Quoyle's expectations of marriage and how is the reality different for him?

5. What is revealed to Quoyle during the trip to Gaze Island with Billy Pretty?

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

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

8. How does the aunt account for her wish to return to Newfoundland?

9. What is the significance of Agnis' relationship with Irene Warren?

10. How does the aunt respond to Quoyle's doubt over his ability to do the job?

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