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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jack McClelland?
(a) Mowat's attorney.
(b) Mowat's college roommate.
(c) Mowat's neighbor.
(d) Mowat's publisher friend.

2. How many daughters did Enos Coffin have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. How old was Howard Morry?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his thirties.
(c) In his sixties.
(d) In his eighties.

4. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?
(a) Pumped water out of the leaking boat.
(b) Poured rum for the two men.
(c) Tried to start the stubborn engine.
(d) Worked the sails.

5. What was the William Carson?
(a) The ship that sailed from Cape Breton to London.
(b) The ship that was anchored next to Mowat's new boat.
(c) The ferry that went to Newfoundland from Cape Breton.
(d) The ferry that sailed across the St Lawrence Seaway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?

2. What kinds of things did Passion Flower carry back to Muddy Hole from St. Shotts?

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

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

5. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?

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