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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mowat hire to put in charge of sailing through the Cabot Strait?
(a) Captain John Moulton.
(b) Captain John Evans.
(c) Captain John Parker, Jr.
(d) Captain John Parker.

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

3. After casting about lost in fog and darkness, what did Mowat and Jack finally hear?
(a) "Ahoy there!"
(b) A foghorn.
(c) Music from a shore.
(d) "Watch out!"

4. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
(a) Food.
(b) Rats.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Mice.

5. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
(a) Mark Horwood.
(b) Jack McClelland.
(c) Farley Mowat.
(d) Paddy Hallohan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plant pumped its waste into the water at the slip in which Mowat's boat rested?

2. Where did Claire and Mowat buy a home?

3. What was one important thing the Itchy lacked?

4. When did Claire arrive in St Pierre?

5. Who did Mowat credit as being a master improviser?

(see the answer key)

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