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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What country was Myanmar formerly known as?
2. What fell from the latch as Quoyle exited?
3. Who is the sled dog driver of the Chapter 39 heading?
4. Where do Quoyle and Nutbeem go for the ice they need?
5. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?
Short Essay Questions
1. Comment on the reception given Quoyle's piece about oil tankers.
2. What behaviors show the reader how the relationship between Quoyle and Wavey is developing?
3. In what ways are descriptions of interior environment, specifically the Heavy weather bar and the Burke house, connected to the characters of Quoyle and Tert Card in Chapter 34?
4. In what ways are contrasts important in Chapter 36 of The Shipping News?
5. In what sense is the new boat symbolic?
6. What good personal quality of Quoyle's almost costs him his life?
7. In what way has Quoyle reached a turning point in his life?
8. From the description of it in this chapter, is it possible Quoyle would enjoy living in Nutbeem's trailer?
9. In what way does Quoyle fail Nutbeem?
10. For Quoyle, what are the outcomes of his misadventure with the 'speedboat'?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All human beings need to have a sense of belonging to a group or a place. Without that, they can feel rootless, bereft.
Discuss the way in which the theme of 'belonging' is explored in THE SHIPPING NEWS.
Focus on three characters and their quest to belong.
Are there characters who do not follow such a quest? Who are these characters and why do you think they are different?
Essay Topic 2
Every character in THE SHIPPING NEWS deals with some kind of adversity. Choose TWO characters.
1) Explain the adversity the characters experience and describe the way in which they deal with it.
2) Discuss differences in the characters' approach and comment on the outcomes of their adversity.
3) What do we learn about the effect of adversity on human lives?
Essay Topic 3
THE SHIPPING NEWS is a novel that successfully presents a web of sub-plots. Of the sub-plots in the novel, identify and discuss two.
1) What functions do these sub-plots perform in the novel? Do they support the main narrative stream, complement it or provide contrast?
2) Do you consider that sub-plots enrich our enjoyment of narrative texts?
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