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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
(a) Realism.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Delusion.

2. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.
(b) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(c) Horwood recommended him.
(d) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.

3. Where did the Happy Adventure finally stop in Trepassey Harbor?
(a) Next to the fish plant.
(b) On the steep rocks.
(c) Just outside of the main dock.
(d) At the local bar.

4. What was the original name for Mowat and Jack's boat?
(a) The name was lost in the records of the ship.
(b) The Hallohans never gave the boat a name.
(c) The Ever Ready.
(d) The Nancy Ann.

5. What was Cape Pine?
(a) A bleak rock jutting out into the water.
(b) A bay filled with pine trees.
(c) A town just north of Muddy Hole.
(d) A lodge on the northern shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?

2. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?

3. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

4. Who did Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?

5. How much did Mowat pay for the boat he bought outside of Muddy Hole?

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