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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?
(a) Organization.
(b) Time.
(c) Money.
(d) Manpower.

3. For what port did Mowat and Mike take sail for their first travels together on the Happy Adventure?
(a) St. Pierre, 50 miles away.
(b) Muddy Hole, 90 miles away.
(c) Spoon Cove, 30 miles away.
(d) St. John's, 100 miles away.

4. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?
(a) About a week.
(b) Over a month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Just a few days.

5. What was the Passion Flower?
(a) Mowat's fifteen year old pickup truck.
(b) Mowat's ten year old jeep wagon.
(c) Horwood's ten year old pickup truck.
(d) McClelland's boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?

2. How much did Mowat pay for the boat he bought outside of Muddy Hole?

3. What kind of plant pumped its waste into the water at the slip in which Mowat's boat rested?

4. What are a ship's trials?

5. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?

(see the answer key)

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