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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mowat and Claire decide to sail after they left the French waters outside of St. Pierre?
(a) Cape Breton.
(b) Cape Gerald.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Seattle.

2. What happen to the Happy Adventure's supply of fresh water?
(a) A loose hose came free and dumped the water into the bilges.
(b) Mike had forgotten to put the water on the boat.
(c) It leaked out into the ocean.
(d) Mike accidenally poured it overboard.

3. Who stayed with the Itchy while Claire and Mowat took their excursion with Theo?
(a) Enos.
(b) Wilbur.
(c) Harold.
(d) Mike.

4. In what vehicle did Mike Donovan arrive in Spoon Cove?
(a) A Buick convertible.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) A Volkswagen.

5. What was Mike Donovan's job on the mainland?
(a) He was a master boat builder.
(b) He was as assistant librarian.
(c) He was the Director of Libraries.
(d) He was a missionary.

6. What broke on the Happy Adventure as she continued to sail out into the ocean?
(a) The engine refused to restart.
(b) The exhaust stack separated from the engine.
(c) The mast broke off of the ship.
(d) The engine flooded and gave out.

7. What was the St. Eugene?
(a) The rescue boat Mie sent out for the group.
(b) The the ocean liner on its way to port.
(c) The ship that picked up the ailing Oregon.
(d) The ship that wrecked into the Oregon.

8. What are rounders?
(a) Cod that has been pressed into large balls and boiled.
(b) Little cod that are sundried in the round.
(c) Pieces of cod that are formed into balls and fried.
(d) Little cod that are marinaded in rum.

9. Why did Mowat and Jack decide they had to reach Little Burin Island?
(a) They were both hungry and tired of sailing for the day.
(b) The fog had lifted, and they could find their way.
(c) The boat was leaking, and the storm was coming.
(d) It had started to rain heavily, and the boat took in water.

10. What was the last name of many of the young boys who wanted to help Mowat with the Happy Adventure?
(a) Martin.
(b) Mousse.
(c) Moulton.
(d) Marlon.

11. For what port did Mowat and Mike take sail for their first travels together on the Happy Adventure?
(a) Muddy Hole, 90 miles away.
(b) St. John's, 100 miles away.
(c) Spoon Cove, 30 miles away.
(d) St. Pierre, 50 miles away.

12. What did the three men Mowat left in charge of the Itchy do rather than tend to the boat?
(a) They paid two young boys to watch over the boat.
(b) They argued over who would be in command of the boat's watch.
(c) They left town and sold Itchy to a stranger.
(d) They sailed Itchy to Muddy Hole.

13. Why was the cargo brought onto Itchy stored on the deck rather than below?
(a) So it would not get wet below.
(b) So it could easily be jettisoned if necessary.
(c) So it would not keel over and break.
(d) So it was readily available to the crew.

14. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?
(a) He was moving to Seattle.
(b) He had taken ill over the winter.
(c) He was no longer interested in sailing.
(d) His family and friends forbade it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?

2. Who did Mike and Mowat encounter in the fog while drifting in the Atlantic?

3. How does a helmsman push the tiller to steer the boat?

4. Why did the Happy Adventure become a Basque ship while moored at St. Pierre?

5. What did Mike and Mowat learn was really the cargo aboard their boat?

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