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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?
(a) St Pierre.
(b) Milltown.
(c) Cape Breton.
(d) Muddy Hole.

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

3. What are a ship's trials?
(a) The moorings.
(b) The problems that arrise during the sail.
(c) The anchor.
(d) The first tentative voyage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mowat and Jack decide they had to reach Little Burin Island?

2. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?

3. What was alky and how was it distributed?

4. Who was Peter Easton?

5. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?

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