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

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) A total stranger.
(c) A local pig farmer.
(d) An off duty police officer.

2. What kinds of things did Passion Flower carry back to Muddy Hole from St. Shotts?
(a) Nails, hammers, lumber, and saws.
(b) Food, fittings, and a case of rum.
(c) Rope, an anchor, and food.
(d) Portlights, bronze, and brass fittings.

3. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?
(a) Five hundred and fifty miles.
(b) Nine hundred and fifty miles.
(c) Two thousand miles.
(d) Three thousand miles.

4. When was the engine aboard Mowat's boat built?
(a) In the 1940s.
(b) In the 1950s.
(c) In the 1960s.
(d) In the 1920s.

5. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?
(a) Organization.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Manpower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?

2. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?

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

4. What colors were painted on Enos's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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