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Annie Proulx
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
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
Characters
Character List
Quoyle
The aunt
Bunny
Main Ideas
Themes
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Chapters 4â6 Quiz
Chapters 4â6 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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MAIN IDEAS
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MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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