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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. Who is the sled dog driver of the Chapter 39 heading?
(a) Jack London.
(b) Quoyle.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Cousin Nolan.

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

3. According to Beety, what can you never have too many of?
(a) Fish-cakes.
(b) Kids' mittens.
(c) Bread rolls.
(d) Kids' snow boots.

4. Why does the dinner begin with tears?
(a) Bunny fell over.
(b) Sunshine fell over.
(c) The aunt is annoyed with Bunny.
(d) Quoyle received his credit card bill.

5. What does Quoyle mail to Partridge?
(a) The editorial page of the paper.
(b) The Shipping News.
(c) A letter telling of Nutbeem's party.
(d) A copy of his Will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Agnis' mother die?

2. Quoyle is appalled about what?

3. What disturbing sensation does Quoyle have when in the green house?

4. Where will Agnis be working?

5. Why is Quoyle called to the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What insight into Wavey and her friends, the Buggit family, is provided in this chapter?

4. What behaviors show the reader how the relationship between Quoyle and Wavey is developing?

5. In what ways are contrasts important in Chapter 36 of The Shipping News?

6. Contrast the growing relationship between Quoyle and Wavey with that each experienced with their previous partners.

7. In what sense is the new boat symbolic?

8. To what extent is Quoyle drawn to the green house on the point?

9. In what way does Quoyle fail Nutbeem?

10. In what way is Quoyle's discovery of the body important to the narrative?

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