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Annie Proulx
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Quoyle
The aunt
Bunny
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Chapters 4-6 Quiz
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Chapters 4-6 Quiz
1
of 5
Who invites Quoyle and his children to move to Newfoundland?
Ed Punch
Jack Buggit
Partridge
The aunt
2
of 5
What do Quoyle, his daughters, and his aunt have difficulty finding when they first arrive in Newfoundland?
A paved road
Killick-Claw
The family home
A grocery store
3
of 5
What does Bunny find behind the family home that gives her a fright?
Knotted twine
A white dog
A nest of rats
A decomposing body
4
of 5
How does the aunt propose that Quoyle should commute from home to his job in Killick-Claw?
By boat
By car
By dogsled
By bicycle
5
of 5
What causes Quoyle and his family to end up trapped in a room at the run-down Tickle Motel?
A lock failure
A rabid dog
A snowstorm
Answers A. and B.
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