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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 did Mowat encounter while he was under water repairing the propeller?
(a) A shark.
(b) A daulphin.
(c) A seal.
(d) A puffin.

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

3. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?
(a) Pumped water out of the leaking boat.
(b) Worked the sails.
(c) Tried to start the stubborn engine.
(d) Poured rum for the two men.

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

5. What were Mowat and Mike forced to do when confronted with the BC.M.P.?
(a) Take theri cargo to another harbor.
(b) Dump their cargo overboard.
(c) Hand their cargo over to the officers.
(d) Load their cargo onto the pier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does barking do to the fish nets?

2. What was the original name given to Ferryland?

3. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?

4. What did Jack do at Burin Cove?

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

(see the answer key)

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