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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 color was the boat Mowat purchased from the Hallohans?
(a) A vile color green.
(b) Blue and white.
(c) White.
(d) A deep black.

2. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.
(b) Horwood recommended him.
(c) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(d) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.

3. 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.

4. Who was Jennie Barnes?
(a) The ship that joined the Happy Adventure in the government wharf.
(b) The ship that Mowat and Jack exchanged their ship for.
(c) The woman who helped the Happy Adventure out to sea.
(d) The new captain of the Happy Adventure.

5. What did Mike and Mowat find as they were out in open waters heading to Lemaline Head?
(a) Another schooner just like Mowat's.
(b) A school of dolphins.
(c) An immense shark.
(d) Three sharks circling the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Claire arrive in St Pierre?

2. What happen to the Happy Adventure's supply of fresh water?

3. What did it mean to "slap a blanket on the schooner?"

4. What was the new name given to the Happy Adventure?

5. How did Mowat unload the passengers he had taken for a test run of the Itchy?

(see the answer key)

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