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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?
(a) Near Cape Trepassey,
(b) Near Cape May.
(c) Near Cape St John.
(d) Near Cape Race.

2. What colors were painted on Enos's house?
(a) Blue, white, and green.
(b) Yellow, green, and white.
(c) Orange, blue, and yellow.
(d) Puce, yellow, and red.

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

4. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?
(a) Parts for the repair and a map of the seas.
(b) A manual on repairs and spare parts.
(c) A new engine and directions.
(d) Parts for the repair and bottles of rum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?

2. Who is Jack McClelland?

3. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?

4. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"

5. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?

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