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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mowat say Theo resembled?
(a) Churchill and Rommell.
(b) Roosevelt and Rommell.
(c) Churchill and Roosevelt.
(d) Truman and Roosevelt.

2. 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 left town and sold Itchy to a stranger.
(d) They paid two young boys to watch over the boat.

3. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
(a) Still waters.
(b) Jumping fish.
(c) Farewells.
(d) Cloudy weather.

4. Who was Blanche?
(a) Theo's wife.
(b) Paulo's dog.
(c) Theo's dog.
(d) Mowat's cat.

5. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?
(a) A swarm of beetles.
(b) Theo sleeping.
(c) A box of live crabs.
(d) Blanche sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did John Smallwood make to his people when he took office?

2. What was the new name given to the Happy Adventure?

3. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?

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

5. How does a helmsman push the tiller to steer the boat?

(see the answer key)

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