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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Over a month.
(c) Just a few days.
(d) About a week.

2. What cargo did Itchy take aboard in Miquelon?
(a) Rum, food, and bedding.
(b) Rum, wine, and brandy.
(c) Water, food, and medicine.
(d) Fresh fish, brandy, and gold.

3. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?
(a) She did not; she crashed into rocks.
(b) With both sails and engine pushing her forward.
(c) Backwards under full sail.
(d) Smoothly with sails unfurled.

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

5. What did the three men Mowat left in charge of the Itchy do rather than tend to the boat?
(a) They argued over who would be in command of the boat's watch.
(b) They sailed Itchy to Muddy Hole.
(c) They paid two young boys to watch over the boat.
(d) They left town and sold Itchy to a stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stayed with the Itchy while Claire and Mowat took their excursion with Theo?

2. What symbiotic relationship did Mowat and Clarie witness while on their excursion on the Columbier?

3. What did Mowat encounter while he was under water repairing the propeller?

4. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?

5. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?

(see the answer key)

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