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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 were the three rules of rum in Newfoundland?
(a) Chill the rum for 12 hours, do not recork after opening, show three bottles at a time.
(b) Open only aged rum and recork after each round, never put out two whole bottles.
(c) Put out all of the rum, let one person open each bottle, recork when finished.
(d) Open the bottle as soon as it is put out, do not recork, put out one bottle at a time.

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

3. Where did the crew decide to sail the boat after her christening?
(a) To Miquelon.
(b) To Moscovia.
(c) To Marinetta.
(d) To Milan.

4. How far away from Trepassey Harbor was the Happy Adventure's new destination?
(a) About seventy five miles.
(b) About a hundred and twenty miles.
(c) About twelve hours.
(d) About a week's sail.

5. What ship did Jack and Mowat name their boat after?
(a) The Queen Mary.
(b) A toy ship Jack once had as a child.
(c) The Halloran brother's ship.
(d) Peter Easton's ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack and Mowat decide to do with the bottles of open rum?

2. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?

3. What did the three men Mowat left in charge of the Itchy do rather than tend to the boat?

4. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?

5. What were Mowat and Mike forced to do when confronted with the BC.M.P.?

(see the answer key)

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