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

2. How old was Howard Morry?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his fifties.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his eighties.

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

4. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?
(a) Antique furniture for their home.
(b) Bees and bee keeping equipment.
(c) A tractor and other farm equipment.
(d) A Quick Bake cast iron oven for their kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mowat finally help Enos work on the boat?

2. Who was Jennie Barnes?

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

4. What was the Passion Flower?

5. How long did the boat maker think it would take to repair Mowat's boat?

(see the answer key)

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