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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Mowat and Claire decide to sail after they left the French waters outside of St. Pierre?
(a) Cape Breton.
(b) Cape May.
(c) Cape Gerald.
(d) Seattle.

3. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?
(a) Permitting off-season hunting.
(b) Keeping drugs out of the country.
(c) The war against smuggling.
(d) The movement for game fishing.

4. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
(a) Farewells.
(b) Jumping fish.
(c) Still waters.
(d) Cloudy weather.

5. How did Mowat cook while living on the boat?
(a) With a gasoline stove.
(b) With a bonfire.
(c) With a grill.
(d) With an hibachi.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what port did Mowat and Mike take sail for their first travels together on the Happy Adventure?

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

3. How many miles had Jack calculated their distance from the Expo?

4. What boat pulled up next to Mowat and Jack as they were sailing naked on the Happy Adventure?

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

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