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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?
(a) Ten days.
(b) A week.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

2. What was unusual about the bunks Enos built in the boat?
(a) They were slanted and splintery.
(b) They were slanted and soft.
(c) They were comfortable.
(d) They were hard and short.

3. What was the Black Joke?
(a) An infamous trading ship running between China and London.
(b) An infamous steamliner running between Lisbon and Dover.
(c) An infamous slave ship running between Virginia and West Africa.
(d) An infamous pirate ship in the West Indies.

4. How does a helmsman push the tiller to steer the boat?
(a) In the same direction he wants to go.
(b) To the right to turn right.
(c) In the opposite direction he wants to go.
(d) To the left to turn left.

5. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
(a) Realism.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Pessimism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship did Jack and Mowat name their boat after?

2. What ship did Mowat dream he was sailing?

3. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

4. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?

5. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?

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