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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 the Old Man of the Sea?
(a) The mythical sailor who liked a glass of rum.
(b) The name of the boat sailing next to Happy Adventure.
(c) A book by Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) A poem by Tennyson.

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

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

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

5. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?
(a) Pumped water out of the leaking boat.
(b) Worked the sails.
(c) Tried to start the stubborn engine.
(d) Poured rum for the two men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the boat Mowat purchased from the Hallohans?

2. Who was Jennie Barnes?

3. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?

4. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?

5. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?

(see the answer key)

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