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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 is another word for the former sailor hairstyle called 'queues'?
(a) Pompadours.
(b) Duck-tails.
(c) Pigtails.
(d) Crew cuts.

2. Who is Alvin's niece?
(a) Petal.
(b) Wavey.
(c) Agnis.
(d) Beety.

3. For Quoyle and his family, what problem does winter bring?
(a) The road will be closed by snowfalls.
(b) The central heating bill will be massive.
(c) Heavy snow could cover the car.
(d) The road will be slippery.

4. On what day does Nutbeem plan to leave?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

5. In the end, what does Quoyle learn?
(a) To manage a boat.
(b) That he's actually a good journalist.
(c) That love doesn't have to be associated with pain and misery.
(d) To discipline Bunny and Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quoyle swear will happen?

2. What was the vehicle used by the masked attacker?

3. What used to cause thousands of wrecks per year?

4. What pleasure does Wavey enjoy in St John's?

5. Of which type of figurative language is this an example: 'The bay was an aluminum tray dotted with paper boats.'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Quoyle uncertain about marrying Wavey?

2. Comment on the destruction of the green house on the point.

3. In what way does Quoyle fail Nutbeem?

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

5. What are the implied advantages of the green house?

6. In what shape is the local Newfoundland economy?

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

8. Comment on the way the writer uses the psychology of memory in this chapter.

9. What is Quoyle's response to Billy Pretty's skepticism about him?

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

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