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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Mowat hire to watch Itchy for the winter months?
(a) Theo and Mike.
(b) Theo, Paulo, and Martin.
(c) Mike, Paulo, and Pablo.
(d) Theo, Pablo, and Ranger.

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

4. What did Paulo mount to the bow of his boat?
(a) A brass candelabra taken from the mayor's house.
(b) A brass hammer taken from Paulo's father.
(c) A brass bell taken from Theo's house.
(d) A brass cannon taken from the governor's house.

5. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?
(a) She did not; she crashed into rocks.
(b) Backwards under full sail.
(c) Smoothly with sails unfurled.
(d) With both sails and engine pushing her forward.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?

2. What had the Windsor family operated for generations?

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

4. What news did Jack hear when he went below to listen to the weather report?

5. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?

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