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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the boat maker think it would take to repair Mowat's boat?
(a) Five months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

2. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?
(a) Near Cape St John.
(b) Near Cape May.
(c) Near Cape Trepassey,
(d) Near Cape Race.

3. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?
(a) A red jeep.
(b) A red covertible.
(c) A red Hummer.
(d) A red Continental.

4. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"
(a) The boat's leaking bow.
(b) The weather on their first sail.
(c) The boat's wooden structure.
(d) The boat's compassless navigation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?

3. How did Jack, Mowat, and their friends christen the Happy Adventure?

4. Who was the Old Man of the Sea?

5. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?

(see the answer key)

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