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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. Why does Quoyle remove the pens from his shirt?
(a) They are leaking.
(b) They have been sticking into him.
(c) They are sharp.
(d) They get in the way.

2. From what does Dawn want to escape?
(a) Killick-Claw in the winter.
(b) Agnis Hamm's bossiness.
(c) Mavis Bangs' constant chatter.
(d) Her poverty.

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

4. Why does Sunshine exclaim that it is 'a ladder house'?
(a) There is a ladder to the attic.
(b) She sees the scaffolding all over it.
(c) In the poor light, the widow panes look like ladders.
(d) The external fire escape looks like a ladder.

5. What condition does Wavey's son suffer from?
(a) Down's Syndrome.
(b) Autism.
(c) Huntington's chorea.
(d) Lupus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened at Perdition Cove?

2. Whose ancestor resorted to cannibalism?

3. Why does Quoyle get to do the special column on The Shipping News?

4. What visual effect does fog have, according to Billy?

5. For how many years was Quoyle married to Petal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Agnis' relationship with Irene Warren?

2. In what way is Bunny showing herself to be different from her father?

3. How does Annie Proulx utilize symbolism in the account of Billy's and Quoyle's journey back from Gaze Island?

4. What does Chapter 10 show the reader about the relationship of people to the sea?

5. Account for Quoyle's cherished hope that he was, in fact, a changeling.

6. In what way are Billy and Quoyle connected?

7. In what way is the aunt's reaction to the appearance of the distant Quoyle different from her nephew's?

8. Does Tert Card demonstrate the qualities required of a managing editor?

9. Why do we feel at this point that there is cause to be optimistic about Quoyle's growing friendship with Wavey?

10. How does the aunt respond to Quoyle's doubt over his ability to do the job?

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