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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 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) Portlights, bronze, and brass fittings.
(d) Rope, an anchor, and food.

2. What kind of plant pumped its waste into the water at the slip in which Mowat's boat rested?
(a) A rubber plant.
(b) A fish plant.
(c) A cereal factory.
(d) A shoe factory.

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

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

5. Why did Jack McClelland not arrive in St. John's by plane as he had planned?
(a) The fog was too dense.
(b) There were mechanical problems on the plane.
(c) He decided he wanted to come by boat.
(d) A hurricane was whipping up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the boat Mowat purchased from the Hallohans?

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

3. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

4. What had the Windsor family operated for generations?

5. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?

(see the answer key)

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