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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 was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
(a) Jumping fish.
(b) Cloudy weather.
(c) Farewells.
(d) Still waters.

2. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?
(a) His house in St. John's.
(b) A small bar in St. John's.
(c) St. John's Mental Hospital.
(d) The main wharf in St. John's.

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

4. What promise did John Smallwood make to his people when he took office?
(a) "You will never have to work again."
(b) "You will never have to fish again."
(c) "You will all get new fishing vessels."
(d) "You will never have to worry again."

5. Where did Jack McClelland join Mowat and the Happy Adventure?
(a) In Pictou.
(b) In Cape Tormentine.
(c) In Cape Breton.
(d) In Canso Gut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in a saltwater pond near Burgeo the winter Claire and Mowat were there?

2. Who was Mike Donovan?

3. Who is Jack McClelland?

4. What was Cape Pine?

5. What did Mowat see had happened to the stern of the Itchy over the winter?

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