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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mike Donovan's job on the mainland?
(a) He was as assistant librarian.
(b) He was the Director of Libraries.
(c) He was a master boat builder.
(d) He was a missionary.

2. What was Izaro?
(a) The nickname of Mowat's ship.
(b) The national drink of the Basque nation.
(c) The good luck charm affixed to the boat.
(d) The name of the town nect to the harbor.

3. Who did Mike and Mowat encounter in the fog while drifting in the Atlantic?
(a) The ship Brown Bear.
(b) The ship Crimson Tide.
(c) The ship Black Night.
(d) The ship Blue Iris.

4. What were some of the new colors painted on to the Happy Adventure?
(a) Black, red, orange, and green.
(b) Black, white red, and yellow.
(c) Black, red, yellow, and green.
(d) Black, white green, and yellow.

5. What does barking do to the fish nets?
(a) Keeps them from rotting when under water.
(b) Keeps them from being eaten by the larger fish.
(c) Keeps them from being eaten by birds.
(d) Keeps them from tangling under water.

6. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?
(a) Four months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Seven weeks.
(d) Thirteen weeks.

7. What island did Mowat and Jack choose as their new destination?
(a) The island of Maui.
(b) The island of Wahini.
(c) The island of St. Pierre.
(d) The island of Key West.

8. What were Mowat and Mike forced to do when confronted with the BC.M.P.?
(a) Hand their cargo over to the officers.
(b) Dump their cargo overboard.
(c) Load their cargo onto the pier.
(d) Take theri cargo to another harbor.

9. Where did Jack hid his rum bottles?
(a) Under a pile of clothes in his bunk.
(b) In the lazaret.
(c) Under a pile of rags in the engine room.
(d) In a chest in the corner of the engine room.

10. What did Mowat see had happened to the stern of the Itchy over the winter?
(a) It was totally missing from the ship.
(b) It was painted dark black.
(c) It appeared to be partially chewed off.
(d) It was painted bright yellow.

11. Who was Martin Dutin, and what was his job during the repainting of the Happy Adventure?
(a) He was the fisherman who came from Grand Bruit.
(b) He was the ship's painter and the cook.
(c) He was the craftsman who rebuild the ship before painting.
(d) He was Theo's son-in-law and the Chef de Protocol.

12. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?
(a) He became sick to his stomach and vomited overboard.
(b) He accidentally fell overboard.
(c) He poured a glass of rum for the Old Man in the Sea.
(d) He became excited and drank a glass of rum.

13. What was the new name given to the Happy Adventure?
(a) Itchizooma, Alai.
(b) Itchatchozale Alai.
(c) Itchegoomi Alai.
(d) Itchiandscratchi Alai.

14. Why was the cargo brought onto Itchy stored on the deck rather than below?
(a) So it could easily be jettisoned if necessary.
(b) So it would not get wet below.
(c) So it would not keel over and break.
(d) So it was readily available to the crew.

15. What broke on the Happy Adventure as she continued to sail out into the ocean?
(a) The engine refused to restart.
(b) The engine flooded and gave out.
(c) The exhaust stack separated from the engine.
(d) The mast broke off of the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are rounders?

2. What was one important thing the Itchy lacked?

3. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?

4. Where did the crew decide to sail the boat after her christening?

5. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?

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