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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 was called the Country of the Masterless Men?
(a) The southern mointains.
(b) The interior of the peninsula.
(c) The northern mountains.
(d) The center of the country.

2. What are fish flakes?
(a) Scales from fish that fall to the ground.
(b) Racks for drying fish.
(c) Fish that has been cured.
(d) Fish food.

3. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?
(a) Wilbur.
(b) Enos.
(c) Morry.
(d) Pat.

4. What overtook the men and their ship before reaching Trepassey Harbor?
(a) A rain storm.
(b) Apathy.
(c) The fog.
(d) Drunkenness.

5. When was the engine aboard Mowat's boat built?
(a) In the 1940s.
(b) In the 1960s.
(c) In the 1920s.
(d) In the 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about the bunks Enos built in the boat?

2. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?

3. What was the original name for Mowat and Jack's boat?

4. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?

5. Who did Mowat credit as being a master improviser?

(see the answer key)

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