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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Happy Adventure illegal in the waters around Montreal?
(a) Mowat did not possess a Canadian boat operator's license.
(b) There was no life saving gear on board.
(c) The boat was painted like a Basque ship.
(d) There were no name and number painted on the boat.

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

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

4. What did Mowat describe as one of the worst days of his life on the second day of the trip to Montreal?
(a) It was foggy, the water pump broke and the ship leaked.
(b) It was raining, the ship leaked, and the main sail broke.
(c) It was cloudy, the ship leaked constantly, and the engine failed twice.
(d) It was sunny, the ship did not leak, and the engine worked.

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) Three sharks circling the boat.
(c) A school of dolphins.
(d) An immense shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jack McClelland join Mowat and the Happy Adventure?

2. What cargo did Itchy take aboard in Miquelon?

3. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?

4. What did Jack do at Burin Cove?

5. How did Mowat and Mike meet the Manuel brothers?

(see the answer key)

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