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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?
(a) The main wharf in St. John's.
(b) St. John's Mental Hospital.
(c) His house in St. John's.
(d) A small bar in St. John's.

2. What was the original name for Mowat and Jack's boat?
(a) The Nancy Ann.
(b) The Hallohans never gave the boat a name.
(c) The Ever Ready.
(d) The name was lost in the records of the ship.

3. What was the Southern Shore bummer?
(a) The kind of ship Horwood found for Mowat.
(b) The ship McClelland owned.
(c) The story about a ship wreck horwood told.
(d) The name of the bar on the southern shore.

4. What were the sails on Mowat's ship made of?
(a) Nylon and plastic cable.
(b) 8 gauge canvas.
(c) 14 gauge canvas.
(d) Nylon and rope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Old Man of the Sea?

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

3. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?

4. Who did Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?

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

(see the answer key)

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