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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mowat find cooking breakfast for him the morning after his first day's driving?
(a) A total stranger.
(b) A local pig farmer.
(c) A college roommate.
(d) An off duty police officer.

2. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?
(a) Newfoundland yellow oak.
(b) Newfoundland birch.
(c) Newfoundland black spruce.
(d) Newfoundland fir pine.

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

4. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?
(a) Three thousand miles.
(b) Two thousand miles.
(c) Nine hundred and fifty miles.
(d) Five hundred and fifty miles.

5. How did holy water fly around the cabin of the Happy Adventure during the baptism?
(a) The priest spilled it while opening the flask.
(b) The priest fell down.
(c) The priest sneezed.
(d) The priest tripped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?

2. Where did the crew decide to sail the boat after her christening?

3. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?

4. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?

5. What is a dory?

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