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Summary
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Chapters 1–3
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Chapters 7–9
Chapters 10–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapters 16–18
Chapters 19–21
Chapters 22–24
Chapters 25–27
Chapters 28–30
Chapters 31–33
Chapters 34–36
Chapters 37–39
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Quoyle
The aunt
Bunny
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Context
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Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-18
Chapters 19-21
Chapters 22-24
Chapters 25-27
Chapters 28-30
Chapters 31-33
Chapters 34-36
Chapters 37-39
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Chapters 28-30 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 28-30 Quiz
1
of 5
How does Quoyle resolve to deal with the difficulty of commuting to town during the winter?
Plow the road
Rent an apartment in town
Hire Dennis's ferry
Buy snowshoes
2
of 5
What does the aunt receive in the mail, wrapped in the same leather she used to upholster the Melvilles' boat?
Bayonet's hand
A stack of money
A bloody knife
A diamond ring
3
of 5
What does Quoyle hire Alvin Yark to do when he visits him in Nunny Bag Cove?
Find Quoyle a rental
Ghostwrite Quoyle's columns
Negotiate with Nolan
Build a boat
4
of 5
Where did the residents of Nunny Bag Cove get the funds to rebuild their town?
Lottery winnings
Insurance money
Pirate treasure
Oil company money
5
of 5
Where has the aunt taken a job reupholstering the Rome?
Charlottetown
Halifax
St. John's
Nantucket
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