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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?
(a) A small town near Lake Superior.
(b) A small town near Lake Ontario.
(c) A small town near Lake Huron.
(d) A small town near Lake Erie.

3. What did the American capitalist Cyrus Eaton welcome to Pugwash every year?
(a) The Seamen's Conference.
(b) The Fishermen's Meeting.
(c) The Thinkers' Conference.
(d) The Whalers' Weekend.

4. Who did Mowat find cooking breakfast for him the morning after his first day's driving?
(a) A local pig farmer.
(b) An off duty police officer.
(c) A total stranger.
(d) A college roommate.

5. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
(a) A sheep shed.
(b) A house.
(c) A lake.
(d) A horse barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jack McClelland not arrive in St. John's by plane as he had planned?

2. What is screech?

3. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?

4. What was the Passion Flower?

5. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?

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