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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What landscape feature triggers the aunt's memories?
(a) The marshes.
(b) A small pond.
(c) A tall tree.
(d) The rocks.

2. In what way does Quoyle benefit from Petal's death?
(a) He has sole care of the children and he has Petal's insurance money.
(b) He gets to keep the car.
(c) He has Petal's insurance money and a house in Florida.
(d) Her insurance money makes him a millionaire.

3. When is the library open?
(a) Friday and Saturday afternoons.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
(d) Friday and Tuesday afternoons.

4. Who does Sunshine call 'that yucky man'?
(a) Billy Pretty.
(b) Jack Buggit.
(c) Nutbeem.
(d) Tert Card.

5. Quoyle is appalled about what?
(a) The number of American sex offenders in Newfoundland.
(b) The number of local murders.
(c) The dreadful weather in Newfoundland.
(d) The number of sex offenders coming to court.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mavis Bangs first married?

2. What gives Quoyle a headache?

3. How can the reader tell that Quoyle is self-conscious when he meets Mavis and Dawn?

4. What function did Misky Bay fulfill during the war?

5. What is the subject of the story Quoyle tells his daughters?

(see the answer key)

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