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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?
(a) An oceanliner.
(b) A whale.
(c) A schooner.
(d) A fishing boat.

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

3. Where did all the men go to celebrate the successful launching of the Happy Adventure?
(a) To the Diamant's deck.
(b) To the Cafe L'Escal.
(c) To Theo's house.
(d) To St. Pierre.

4. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?
(a) He became sick to his stomach and vomited overboard.
(b) He became excited and drank a glass of rum.
(c) He poured a glass of rum for the Old Man in the Sea.
(d) He accidentally fell overboard.

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

6. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?
(a) The skipper of the schooner also in the inlet.
(b) The mayor of the town who wanted an explanation.
(c) An elderly gentleman who invited them to Sunday dinner.
(d) Mike Donovan.

7. What was one important thing the Itchy lacked?
(a) A kitchen.
(b) A water pump.
(c) Toilet facilties.
(d) A two way radio.

8. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?
(a) Bay of Tears.
(b) Bay Despair.
(c) Bay of Hope.
(d) Bay Crystal.

9. What does barking do to the fish nets?
(a) Keeps them from being eaten by the larger fish.
(b) Keeps them from rotting when under water.
(c) Keeps them from tangling under water.
(d) Keeps them from being eaten by birds.

10. How did Mowat and Mike meet the Manuel brothers?
(a) The brothers robbed Mowat and Mike.
(b) The brothers were walking on the pier.
(c) The brothers came onto their ship in the harbor.
(d) The brothers were at the christening party.

11. What was Theo's boat named after?
(a) Oregon, Michigan.
(b) The WWI plane the Oregon.
(c) The state of Oregon.
(d) The WWII ship the Oregon.

12. What did it mean to "slap a blanket on the schooner?"
(a) Arrest the boat.
(b) Take the boat to the nearest salvage yard.
(c) Give the boat a ticket.
(d) Cover the boat for the winter.

13. Why did the Happy Adventure become a Basque ship while moored at St. Pierre?
(a) Because the chef was confused and thought it was a Basque ship.
(b) Because Mowat and Mike liked the colorful flags of the Basque mercantile marine.
(c) Because Mowat sold the boat to Theo when he was drunk one night.`
(d) Because Mowat had no official Newfoundland papers for the ship.

14. 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 boat was leaking, and the storm was coming.
(c) It had started to rain heavily, and the boat took in water.
(d) The fog had lifted, and they could find their way.

15. What were some of the new colors painted on to the Happy Adventure?
(a) Black, white green, and yellow.
(b) Black, red, orange, and green.
(c) Black, red, yellow, and green.
(d) Black, white red, and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mowat and Claire decide to sail after they left the French waters outside of St. Pierre?

2. What was Mike Donovan's job on the mainland?

3. What did Mowat encounter while he was under water repairing the propeller?

4. What was alky and how was it distributed?

5. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?

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