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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Happy Adventure become a Basque ship while moored at St. Pierre?
(a) Because Mowat and Mike liked the colorful flags of the Basque mercantile marine.
(b) Because Mowat sold the boat to Theo when he was drunk one night.`
(c) Because Mowat had no official Newfoundland papers for the ship.
(d) Because the chef was confused and thought it was a Basque ship.

2. 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 keel over and break.
(c) So it would not get wet below.
(d) So it was readily available to the crew.

3. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?
(a) Bay of Tears.
(b) Bay Despair.
(c) Bay Crystal.
(d) Bay of Hope.

4. 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 missionary.
(d) He was a master boat builder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Itchy?

2. What did Mowat see had happened to the stern of the Itchy over the winter?

3. What did Mowat say was the advantage of Mike being ignorant of the schooner and her history?

4. How far away from Trepassey Harbor was the Happy Adventure's new destination?

5. For what port did Mowat and Mike take sail for their first travels together on the Happy Adventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?

2. What surprise did Mowat and Mike find when they retired below the ship to sleep? Who had given the men this surprise, and what did Mowat do with the gift?

3. What was the Happy Adventure's new name after her christening? What did Mowat and Mike decide to call her for short? Why?

4. At what point did Mike Donovan leave the Itchy and why? How did he feel about separating from the boat and her crew?

5. Who attended the private christening ceremony of the Happy Adventure? What happened at the ceremony that was of interest?

6. On their way to St. Pierre, what sea creatures did Mowat and Donovan encounter? What large sea creature did the men think might capsize their boat? What was it, actually?

7. Who joined Mowat and Mike aboard the Itchy before they set sail? What was this person doing on the island, and from where did this person originally come?

8. When sailing aboard the Happy Adventure toward their chosen destination, who did Mowat and Jack meet in St Mary's Bay, and what did they learn at that moment?

9. When Jack went below to listen to the radio and help establish where they were, what did he learn from the radio news? What did they decide to do about their predicament?

10. Who decided how the Happy Adventure was to be painted after her overhaul at Paulo's harbor? What colors were chosen for the boat? Who oversaw the painting of the boat?

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