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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the boat maker think it would take to repair Mowat's boat?
(a) Five months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six weeks.

2. How much did Mowat pay for the boat he bought outside of Muddy Hole?
(a) A thousand dollars.
(b) Less than a thousand dollars.
(c) Less than two hundred dollars.
(d) Less than five hundred dollars.

3. What was unusual about the bunks Enos built in the boat?
(a) They were slanted and soft.
(b) They were hard and short.
(c) They were slanted and splintery.
(d) They were comfortable.

4. What are fish flakes?
(a) Scales from fish that fall to the ground.
(b) Racks for drying fish.
(c) Fish food.
(d) Fish that has been cured.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mowat cook while living on the boat?

2. When did Mowat finally help Enos work on the boat?

3. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?

4. What news did Jack hear when he went below to listen to the weather report?

5. What did Enos always do at times of stress?

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