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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?
(a) A manual on repairs and spare parts.
(b) Parts for the repair and bottles of rum.
(c) A new engine and directions.
(d) Parts for the repair and a map of the seas.

3. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?
(a) Pat.
(b) Enos.
(c) Morry.
(d) Wilbur.

4. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(b) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.
(c) Horwood recommended him.
(d) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.

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

6. Who did Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?
(a) An old seaman.
(b) The local drunk.
(c) A car repairman.
(d) A short order cook.

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

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

9. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?
(a) A red covertible.
(b) A red jeep.
(c) A red Continental.
(d) A red Hummer.

10. What was the Southern Shore bummer?
(a) The name of the bar on the southern shore.
(b) The kind of ship Horwood found for Mowat.
(c) The ship McClelland owned.
(d) The story about a ship wreck horwood told.

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

12. Who was Peter Easton?
(a) A captain in the Royal Navy who fought the Britisih in the War of 1812.
(b) A captain in the Royal Navy who rose to the rank of General in WWII.
(c) A captiain in the Royal Navy who became one of the most famous pirates of all time.
(d) A captain in the Royal Navy who led the fleet into battle in the Pacific.

13. What overtook the men and their ship before reaching Trepassey Harbor?
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) A rain storm.
(c) Apathy.
(d) The fog.

14. What did Mowat get on the shopping day in St. John's?
(a) Six bottles of rum.
(b) Lumber for repairing the boat.
(c) A box of nails.
(d) An anchor and rope.

15. What did Enos lose when he went into the woods to hunt caribou?
(a) He slept at home.
(b) He got lost.
(c) He lost his glasses.
(d) He shot his foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters did Enos Coffin have?

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

3. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?

4. When was the engine aboard Mowat's boat built?

5. What is screech?

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