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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys sea urchin roe?
(a) The Indonesians.
(b) The Pacific Islands.
(c) The French.
(d) The Japanese.

2. Petal tells Mrs Moosup she will leave the little girls in . . .
(a) Connecticut
(b) Killick-Claw
(c) Florida
(d) Moose Lake

3. What novel provides the inspiration for Borogrove, Nutbeem's boat?
(a) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
(d) The Daughter of Time.

4. What is the distinctive feature of the Quoyle house?
(a) The carving on the gables.
(b) It's painted bright green.
(c) An odd roof-line.
(d) A window flanked by two smaller ones.

5. Which of Quoyle's jobs are listed on the first page of the novel?
(a) Bell-hop at a hotel, third-rate journalist, traveling salesman.
(b) Distributer of vending machine candy, all-night clerk in a convenience store, third-rate journalist.
(c) Greeting card writer, bell-hop at a hotel, all-night clerk at a convenience store.
(d) Rope-maker and knot-tester, cab driver, third-rate journalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ancestor resorted to cannibalism?

2. How does Quoyle get the list of ships?

3. What damage did The Polar Grinder sustain in the terrible storm?

4. The bay's appearance on the map is shown as . . .

5. In what way does Quoyle benefit from Petal's death?

(see the answer key)

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