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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?
(a) An elderly gentleman who invited them to Sunday dinner.
(b) Mike Donovan.
(c) The mayor of the town who wanted an explanation.
(d) The skipper of the schooner also in the inlet.

2. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?
(a) Morry lost the book when he moved.
(b) He destroyed it after writing it.
(c) Someone stole the book from the boat.
(d) Children used it to start a bonfire.

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

4. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
(a) Jack McClelland.
(b) Mark Horwood.
(c) Farley Mowat.
(d) Paddy Hallohan.

5. What is screech?
(a) A locally made breakfast food.
(b) The name of the boat Horwood found for Mowat.
(c) A rum based drink found only in Newfoundland.
(d) The kind of bird native to Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?

2. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?

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

4. Who was Mike Donovan?

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

(see the answer key)

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