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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 was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
(a) Farley Mowat.
(b) Mark Horwood.
(c) Jack McClelland.
(d) Paddy Hallohan.

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

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

4. What colors were painted on Enos's house?
(a) Yellow, green, and white.
(b) Puce, yellow, and red.
(c) Orange, blue, and yellow.
(d) Blue, white, and green.

5. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.
(b) Horwood recommended him.
(c) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(d) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?

2. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?

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

4. What was the Passion Flower?

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

(see the answer key)

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