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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of plant pumped its waste into the water at the slip in which Mowat's boat rested?
(a) A shoe factory.
(b) A cereal factory.
(c) A rubber plant.
(d) A fish plant.

2. Who presided over the formal baptism of the newly repaired and painted Happy Adventure?
(a) A town judge.
(b) A Dominican Father.
(c) A local minister.
(d) A Catholic Bishop.

3. What is a dory?
(a) The small boat on the schooner.
(b) The rubber raft on board for emergencies.
(c) The cook stove.
(d) The anchor.

4. How many miles had Jack calculated their distance from the Expo?
(a) Two thousand miles.
(b) Fifteen hundred miles.
(c) Five hundred miles.
(d) Twelve hundred miles.

5. What had the Windsor family operated for generations?
(a) A whaling factory.
(b) A motel and inn.
(c) A bar and restaurant.
(d) A fish cannery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?

3. What important thing did Mowat do to Itchy over the winter?

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

5. What were the sails on Mowat's ship made of?

(see the answer key)

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