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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 many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?
(a) A week.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

2. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?
(a) It came thorugh every pore of the boat.
(b) It came in through the bow of the boat.
(c) It came in through the hole on the sdie of the boat.
(d) It came in up through the bottom of the boat.

3. What was the Black Joke?
(a) An infamous pirate ship in the West Indies.
(b) An infamous slave ship running between Virginia and West Africa.
(c) An infamous trading ship running between China and London.
(d) An infamous steamliner running between Lisbon and Dover.

4. What was the William Carson?
(a) The ferry that went to Newfoundland from Cape Breton.
(b) The ship that sailed from Cape Breton to London.
(c) The ship that was anchored next to Mowat's new boat.
(d) The ferry that sailed across the St Lawrence Seaway.

5. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?
(a) A small town near Lake Superior.
(b) A small town near Lake Ontario.
(c) A small town near Lake Huron.
(d) A small town near Lake Erie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?

2. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?

3. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?

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

5. Who did Mowat find cooking breakfast for him the morning after his first day's driving?

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