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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 Jennie Barnes?
(a) The ship that joined the Happy Adventure in the government wharf.
(b) The woman who helped the Happy Adventure out to sea.
(c) The new captain of the Happy Adventure.
(d) The ship that Mowat and Jack exchanged their ship for.

2. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Delusion.

3. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
(a) Cloudy weather.
(b) Farewells.
(c) Jumping fish.
(d) Still waters.

4. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
(a) A sheep shed.
(b) A lake.
(c) A house.
(d) A horse barn.

5. Who did Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?
(a) The local drunk.
(b) A car repairman.
(c) A short order cook.
(d) An old seaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is screech?

2. Why was Jack unable to get a clerk to wait on him in the stores in St. John's?

3. What ship did Jack and Mowat name their boat after?

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

5. What had the Windsor family operated for generations?

(see the answer key)

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