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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jack McClelland?
(a) Mowat's publisher friend.
(b) Mowat's neighbor.
(c) Mowat's attorney.
(d) Mowat's college roommate.

2. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?
(a) 650 miles to outside Quebec City.
(b) 500 miles to St. John's.
(c) 550 miles to the St Lawrence River.
(d) 600 miles to Toronto.

3. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?
(a) Newfoundland birch.
(b) Newfoundland fir pine.
(c) Newfoundland black spruce.
(d) Newfoundland yellow oak.

4. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"
(a) The boat's compassless navigation.
(b) The weather on their first sail.
(c) The boat's leaking bow.
(d) The boat's wooden structure.

5. What did Jack and Mowat decide to do with the bottles of open rum?
(a) Use it for cooking.
(b) Give it out to the men.
(c) Share it with other work sites.
(d) Drink it themselves.

6. Who did Mowat find cooking breakfast for him the morning after his first day's driving?
(a) An off duty police officer.
(b) A local pig farmer.
(c) A total stranger.
(d) A college roommate.

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

8. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Onions.
(c) Beets.
(d) Potatoes.

9. When did Mowat finally help Enos work on the boat?
(a) When he returned from St. Lawrence.
(b) When he felt he had to finish the job himself.
(c) When Enos needed an extra pair of hands.
(d) When Enos's helpers did not show up for work.

10. What was the William Carson?
(a) The ship that sailed from Cape Breton to London.
(b) The ferry that went to Newfoundland from Cape Breton.
(c) The ship that was anchored next to Mowat's new boat.
(d) The ferry that sailed across the St Lawrence Seaway.

11. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?
(a) A small town near Lake Erie.
(b) A small town near Lake Ontario.
(c) A small town near Lake Superior.
(d) A small town near Lake Huron.

12. How much did Mowat pay for the boat he bought outside of Muddy Hole?
(a) Less than two hundred dollars.
(b) A thousand dollars.
(c) Less than a thousand dollars.
(d) Less than five hundred dollars.

13. What kinds of things did Passion Flower carry back to Muddy Hole from St. Shotts?
(a) Food, fittings, and a case of rum.
(b) Nails, hammers, lumber, and saws.
(c) Rope, an anchor, and food.
(d) Portlights, bronze, and brass fittings.

14. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?
(a) Worked the sails.
(b) Tried to start the stubborn engine.
(c) Pumped water out of the leaking boat.
(d) Poured rum for the two men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship did Jack and Mowat name their boat after?

2. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?

3. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?

4. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?

5. How old was Howard Morry?

(see the answer keys)

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