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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?
(a) He accidentally fell overboard.
(b) He became excited and drank a glass of rum.
(c) He poured a glass of rum for the Old Man in the Sea.
(d) He became sick to his stomach and vomited overboard.

2. Who was Mike Donovan?
(a) The engine repair man Mowat found to fix the boat's engine.
(b) The Director of Provincial Library Services in St John's.
(c) The man who originally built the Happy Adventure.
(d) The skilled navigator of a government boat.

3. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?
(a) Organization.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Manpower.

4. What did Mowat say was the advantage of Mike being ignorant of the schooner and her history?
(a) He would not get in Mowat's way.
(b) He did not know to be nervous.
(c) He would get the boat to Montreal.
(d) It would be easy for him to repair the boat.

5. What symbiotic relationship did Mowat and Clarie witness while on their excursion on the Columbier?
(a) That between the puffins and the rats.
(b) That between the rats and the residents.
(c) That between the dogs and the puffins.
(d) That between the puffins and the residents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?

2. How did Mowat cook while living on the boat?

3. What was the original name given to Ferryland?

4. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?

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

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