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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 movie character does Quoyle feel Benny resembles?
(a) Mad Max.
(b) Eraserhead.
(c) Captain Nemo.
(d) Captain Queeg.

2. Why did Mr Nightingale cancel his classified ad?
(a) His boat suddenly made a profit.
(b) He sold using a roadside sign.
(c) He had run out of money.
(d) His boat sank.

3. What keeps Adonis Collard in Misky Bay?
(a) His mistress.
(b) His uncertain health.
(c) The hotels.
(d) The restaurants.

4. Who used skin boats?
(a) The Inuit.
(b) The pioneers.
(c) The Quoyles.
(d) The French.

5. What kind of fishing does Jack most prefer?
(a) Fly fishing for trout.
(b) Fishing for lobster.
(c) Salmon fishing.
(d) Fishing for cod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bunny's best friend?

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

3. What can't Herry be told?

4. Why does Quoyle decide to take the boat to Killick-Claw?

5. What happened to the old lighthouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is the short scene involving his bath important to our understanding of Quoyle's inner journey?

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

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

5. What is the outcome of Bunny's attack on the teacher?

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

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

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

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

10. Comment on the reception given Quoyle's piece about oil tankers.

(see the answer keys)

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