The Shipping News

by: Annie Proulx

Chapters 28–30 Quick Quiz

1 of 5
How does Quoyle resolve to deal with the difficulty of commuting to town during the winter?

2 of 5
What does the aunt receive in the mail, wrapped in the same leather she used to upholster the Melvilles’ boat?

3 of 5
What does Quoyle hire Alvin Yark to do when he visits him in Nunny Bag Cove?

4 of 5
Where did the residents of Nunny Bag Cove get the funds to rebuild their town?

5 of 5
Where has the aunt taken a job reupholstering the Rome?

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