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

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

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

4. How many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) A week.
(d) Ten days.

5. Who is Jack McClelland?
(a) Mowat's neighbor.
(b) Mowat's attorney.
(c) Mowat's publisher friend.
(d) Mowat's college roommate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?

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

5. What was the Southern Shore bummer?

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