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

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. Where did Jack hid his rum bottles?
(a) Under a pile of clothes in his bunk.
(b) In the lazaret.
(c) Under a pile of rags in the engine room.
(d) In a chest in the corner of the engine room.

3. How did Jack, Mowat, and their friends christen the Happy Adventure?
(a) They went into town and bought drinks for everyone in the bar.
(b) They hit the bow with a bottle of rum.
(c) They sat in her cabin and toasted their new boat.
(d) They took her out in the bay and drank a toast.

4. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?
(a) Newfoundland yellow oak.
(b) Newfoundland birch.
(c) Newfoundland black spruce.
(d) Newfoundland fir pine.

5. What ship did Mowat dream he was sailing?
(a) The Queen Elizabeth.
(b) The Queen Mary II.
(c) The Queen Anne.
(d) The Queen Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the Windsor family operated for generations?

2. What did the Moulton boys catch while fishing in the pond beyond the harbor?

3. Why did Jack McClelland not arrive in St. John's by plane as he had planned?

4. What was unusual about the bunks Enos built in the boat?

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

(see the answer key)

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