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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the William Carson?
(a) The ship that sailed from Cape Breton to London.
(b) The ship that was anchored next to Mowat's new boat.
(c) The ferry that sailed across the St Lawrence Seaway.
(d) The ferry that went to Newfoundland from Cape Breton.

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

3. Who was the Old Man of the Sea?
(a) A book by Ernest Hemmingway.
(b) The mythical sailor who liked a glass of rum.
(c) The name of the boat sailing next to Happy Adventure.
(d) A poem by Tennyson.

4. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?
(a) Told them the story of the Harbor.
(b) Taught them how to repair a sail.
(c) Told them to leave the Harbor as soon as they could.
(d) Taught them how to use a compass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mowat get on the shopping day in St. John's?

2. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?

3. Why was Jack unable to get a clerk to wait on him in the stores in St. John's?

4. What did Enos lose when he went into the woods to hunt caribou?

5. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?

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