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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
(a) Delusion.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Pessimism.

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

3. What was called the Country of the Masterless Men?
(a) The interior of the peninsula.
(b) The center of the country.
(c) The southern mointains.
(d) The northern mountains.

4. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?
(a) Near Cape Race.
(b) Near Cape St John.
(c) Near Cape Trepassey,
(d) Near Cape May.

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

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

7. How did Mowat cook while living on the boat?
(a) With a gasoline stove.
(b) With a bonfire.
(c) With an hibachi.
(d) With a grill.

8. What was the original name given to Ferryland?
(a) Farillon.
(b) Fervilan.
(c) Feriland.
(d) Fairyland.

9. What were the three rules of rum in Newfoundland?
(a) Open the bottle as soon as it is put out, do not recork, put out one bottle at a time.
(b) Put out all of the rum, let one person open each bottle, recork when finished.
(c) Chill the rum for 12 hours, do not recork after opening, show three bottles at a time.
(d) Open only aged rum and recork after each round, never put out two whole bottles.

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

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

12. 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.

13. What kind of fish did Morry and Mowat fish for early one morning?
(a) Sole.
(b) Cod.
(c) Trout.
(d) Salmon.

14. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
(a) Paddy Hallohan.
(b) Mark Horwood.
(c) Farley Mowat.
(d) Jack McClelland.

15. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?
(a) Smoothly with sails unfurled.
(b) Backwards under full sail.
(c) With both sails and engine pushing her forward.
(d) She did not; she crashed into rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?

2. Who was Peter Easton?

3. What are fish flakes?

4. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?

5. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?

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