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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fish did Morry and Mowat fish for early one morning?
(a) Cod.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Trout.
(d) Sole.

2. What was the original name given to Ferryland?
(a) Fervilan.
(b) Farillon.
(c) Feriland.
(d) Fairyland.

3. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?
(a) The main wharf in St. John's.
(b) St. John's Mental Hospital.
(c) A small bar in St. John's.
(d) His house in St. John's.

4. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?
(a) A red covertible.
(b) A red jeep.
(c) A red Continental.
(d) A red Hummer.

5. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?
(a) Three thousand miles.
(b) Nine hundred and fifty miles.
(c) Two thousand miles.
(d) Five hundred and fifty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Mowat pay for the boat he bought outside of Muddy Hole?

2. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

3. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?

4. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?

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

(see the answer key)

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