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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 Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?
(a) A short order cook.
(b) The local drunk.
(c) A car repairman.
(d) An old seaman.

2. When did Mowat finally help Enos work on the boat?
(a) When Enos needed an extra pair of hands.
(b) When he returned from St. Lawrence.
(c) When he felt he had to finish the job himself.
(d) When Enos's helpers did not show up for work.

3. How old was Howard Morry?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his eighties.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his thirties.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Southern Shore bummer?

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

3. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?

4. What was the William Carson?

5. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?

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