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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. 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.

2. What is the meaning of the word 'atavistic'?
(a) Reversion to an earlier type.
(b) Musical.
(c) Being unable to speak.
(d) Primitive and ignorant.

3. At the motel, what does Quoyle buy for his daughters?
(a) Wind-up penguins.
(b) Cuddly bears.
(c) Yo-yos.
(d) Stuffed penguins.

4. What are the Tea Buns?
(a) A special cake served in England.
(b) A local word for migrating gannets.
(c) Submerged rocks.
(d) Aunt Agnis's rock cakes.

5. How does Quoyle get the list of ships?
(a) He visits the harbormaster's office.
(b) He phones the shipping companies.
(c) He phones the harbormaster.
(d) He asks people at the seafront.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mavis Bangs first married?

2. In what way does Quoyle benefit from Petal's death?

3. What is the distinctive feature of the Quoyle house?

4. About what does Quoyle not believe a word?

5. Where had the Quoyles originally settled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What major fear does Quoyle face up to in Chapter 12?

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

6. Why do we feel at this point that there is cause to be optimistic about Quoyle's growing friendship with Wavey?

7. How does Quoyle respond to the news about the Quoyles' past?

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

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

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

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