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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the Passion Flower?
(a) McClelland's boat.
(b) Horwood's ten year old pickup truck.
(c) Mowat's ten year old jeep wagon.
(d) Mowat's fifteen year old pickup truck.

3. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?
(a) Morry lost the book when he moved.
(b) Someone stole the book from the boat.
(c) Children used it to start a bonfire.
(d) He destroyed it after writing it.

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

5. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?
(a) 650 miles to outside Quebec City.
(b) 550 miles to the St Lawrence River.
(c) 500 miles to St. John's.
(d) 600 miles to Toronto.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are fish flakes?

3. Who is Jack McClelland?

4. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?

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

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