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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 is screech?
(a) A rum based drink found only in Newfoundland.
(b) A locally made breakfast food.
(c) The name of the boat Horwood found for Mowat.
(d) The kind of bird native to Newfoundland.

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

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

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

5. What are fish flakes?
(a) Fish food.
(b) Scales from fish that fall to the ground.
(c) Racks for drying fish.
(d) Fish that has been cured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?

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

3. What was the Passion Flower?

4. What was the William Carson?

5. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?

(see the answer key)

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