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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 new job will Tert Card have?
(a) Editing the local newspaper in St John's.
(b) Putting out a newsletter for oil rig suppliers.
(c) Editing a newsletter on Florida.
(d) Chief sub-editor on The Washington Post.

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

3. Where do Quoyle and Nutbeem go for the ice they need?
(a) The seashore, where they gather bits of iceberg.
(b) They gather snow and ice at the roadside.
(c) The fish processing plant.
(d) The supermarket.

4. What pleasure does Wavey enjoy in St John's?
(a) Eating lunch at an expensive restaurant.
(b) Spending up big with Quoyle's money.
(c) Shopping for little girls.
(d) Spending up big in rich stores.

5. What is special about Wavey's Christmas gift to Quoyle?
(a) She had it made in New York.
(b) She sent to a New York museum shop for it.
(c) She had Agnis sew it as a surprise.
(d) She knitted it herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the McGonigle Oil Field?

3. How did Quoyle occupy himself until lunch?

4. What country was Myanmar formerly known as?

5. What is another word for the former sailor hairstyle called 'queues'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What secret is exposed during the visit to St John's?

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

5. In what shape is the local Newfoundland economy?

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

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

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

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

10. In what sense is the new boat symbolic?

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