View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mowat secretly hope would happen after their first day's sail?
(a) Mowat would be too sick to sail the next day.
(b) Claire would ask to return home.
(c) They would give up and settle in the harbor town.
(d) They would sell the Happy Adventure and buy a better boat.

2. What moved the swing bridge to allow boats through the other side of Cape Breton?
(a) A rusted out motor.
(b) A new engine.
(c) A horse.
(d) An old man.

3. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?
(a) Blanche sleeping.
(b) Theo sleeping.
(c) A box of live crabs.
(d) A swarm of beetles.

4. Where did the crew decide to sail the boat after her christening?
(a) To Moscovia.
(b) To Miquelon.
(c) To Milan.
(d) To Marinetta.

5. What did Captain Elisha Fudge bring from his return voyage from Portugal in 1867?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A barrel of treasure.
(d) A compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?

2. How many miles had Mowat and the Happy Adventure covered on their journey to Montreal?

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

4. Who was Mike Donovan?

5. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 300 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample