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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?
(a) Onions.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Beets.

2. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?
(a) Near Cape Race.
(b) Near Cape May.
(c) Near Cape Trepassey,
(d) Near Cape St John.

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

4. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?
(a) A whale.
(b) An oceanliner.
(c) A schooner.
(d) A fishing boat.

5. What colors were painted on Enos's house?
(a) Blue, white, and green.
(b) Puce, yellow, and red.
(c) Yellow, green, and white.
(d) Orange, blue, and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Izaro?

5. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?

(see the answer key)

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