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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 indirectly caused Jack's accident?
(a) A wriggling lobster.
(b) A large seal.
(c) His ship's cat.
(d) A faulty compass.

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

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

4. Why did the party guests sink Nutbeem's boat?
(a) To force him to stay and pay his debts.
(b) As revenge for supplying poor liquor.
(c) As revenge for his bad news stories.
(d) To keep him in Killick-Claw.

5. Quoyle is appalled about what?
(a) The number of sex offenders coming to court.
(b) The number of local murders.
(c) The number of American sex offenders in Newfoundland.
(d) The dreadful weather in Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Quoyle and his family, what problem does winter bring?

2. What does Wavey bring for Quoyle's supper?

3. What can't Herry be told?

4. Where do Quoyle and Nutbeem go for the ice they need?

5. Who is Warren the Second?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Quoyle fail Nutbeem?

2. In what way has Quoyle reached a turning point in his life?

3. In what sense is the new boat symbolic?

4. What is important about Quoyle's encounter with Cousin Nolan?

5. In what way is Bunny's attention-seeking during the restaurant dinner important?

6. Comment on Jack Buggit's 'resurrection'.

7. What good personal quality of Quoyle's almost costs him his life?

8. What conclusions can be drawn about the origin of the money Agnis receives?

9. What convincing evidence is there in this chapter of Quoyle's aptness for the new life he is making at Killick-Claw?

10. For Quoyle, what are the outcomes of his misadventure with the 'speedboat'?

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