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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 did Mowat credit as being a master improviser?
(a) Jack McClelland.
(b) Himself.
(c) Enos Coffin.
(d) Howard Morry.

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

3. What ship did Jack and Mowat name their boat after?
(a) Peter Easton's ship.
(b) The Halloran brother's ship.
(c) A toy ship Jack once had as a child.
(d) The Queen Mary.

4. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?
(a) Taught them how to repair a sail.
(b) Taught them how to use a compass.
(c) Told them the story of the Harbor.
(d) Told them to leave the Harbor as soon as they could.

5. What were the three rules of rum in Newfoundland?
(a) Chill the rum for 12 hours, do not recork after opening, show three bottles at a time.
(b) Put out all of the rum, let one person open each bottle, recork when finished.
(c) Open only aged rum and recork after each round, never put out two whole bottles.
(d) Open the bottle as soon as it is put out, do not recork, put out one bottle at a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the sails on Mowat's ship made of?

2. What was the Passion Flower?

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

4. Who was the Old Man of the Sea?

5. Who was Jennie Barnes?

(see the answer key)

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