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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the cargo brought onto Itchy stored on the deck rather than below?
(a) So it would not get wet below.
(b) So it could easily be jettisoned if necessary.
(c) So it was readily available to the crew.
(d) So it would not keel over and break.

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

3. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
(a) Mice.
(b) Rats.
(c) Food.
(d) Crabs.

4. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"
(a) The weather on their first sail.
(b) The boat's wooden structure.
(c) The boat's compassless navigation.
(d) The boat's leaking bow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do at Burin Cove?

2. What was alky and how was it distributed?

3. What is screech?

4. What is a dory?

5. Who did Mowat credit as being a master improviser?

(see the answer key)

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