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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men arguing about during breakfast?
(a) The oil and fishing industries.
(b) The weather patterns.
(c) The new government taxes.
(d) Whether wives should go out to work.

2. What's wrong with Marty's writing?
(a) It looks like a chicken scratching.
(b) She makes the letter 's' backwards.
(c) She writes the letter 'd' backwards.
(d) She writes the letter 't' upside down.

3. Who humiliated Herry Prowse?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Hetty Pretty.
(c) The school principal.
(d) Mrs Lumbull.

4. What job change does Jack announce for Quoyle?
(a) He's to be managing editor, but will keep writing The Shipping News.
(b) He's to be Women's Editor.
(c) He's to be made redundant.
(d) He'll be managing editor and Nutbeem will do The Shipping news.

5. Why does Tert Card wear knot charms?
(a) Against gout.
(b) Against the evil eye.
(c) Against vampires.
(d) Against canker sores.

6. What is another word for the former sailor hairstyle called 'queues'?
(a) Crew cuts.
(b) Pigtails.
(c) Duck-tails.
(d) Pompadours.

7. In the end, what does Quoyle learn?
(a) To discipline Bunny and Sunshine.
(b) To manage a boat.
(c) That he's actually a good journalist.
(d) That love doesn't have to be associated with pain and misery.

8. What country was Myanmar formerly known as?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) Ceylon.
(c) Terra del Fuego.
(d) Burma.

9. Under what flag is the ship Rome registered?
(a) Pisa.
(b) Panama.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Mauritania.

10. How is Nutbeem's bathroom unusual?
(a) There is a makeshift bath in the shower recess.
(b) There is a built-in TV in the shower recess.
(c) There is a bidet.
(d) There is an old firehose in the shower recess.

11. Where did Bunny find the string?
(a) On the doorstep.
(b) Hanging on a bush.
(c) On Quoyle's typewriter.
(d) In the car.

12. According to Beety, what can you never have too many of?
(a) Kids' mittens.
(b) Bread rolls.
(c) Fish-cakes.
(d) Kids' snow boots.

13. What happened to the old lighthouse?
(a) It was blown up by Quebec separatists.
(b) It was smashed by a tsunami.
(c) It was burnt down.
(d) It fell into the sea.

14. What dreadful family secret does Quoyle discover?
(a) Incest.
(b) Madness.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Murder.

15. What is the audience reaction when Sunshine calls out to Bunny and Marty?
(a) There is a ripple of laughter.
(b) People loudly shush the child.
(c) There is no reaction and Quoyle is embarrassed.
(d) There are sounds of annoyance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Quoyle actually likes about Christmas?

2. What song does Yark half-sing?

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

4. How does Tert Card like his champagne?

5. What movie character does Quoyle feel Benny resembles?

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