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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?
(a) Four months.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Sixteen months.
(d) Thirteen weeks.

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

3. 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) His family and friends forbade it.
(d) He was no longer interested in sailing.

4. What was alky and how was it distributed?
(a) Pure grain alcohol sold in five litre cans, or twenty litre drums.
(b) Alkeline batteries smuggled into the country.
(c) Alka seltzer sold in cases of 144 packs.
(d) Alcohol swabs for surgical bases.

5. How did holy water fly around the cabin of the Happy Adventure during the baptism?
(a) The priest tripped.
(b) The priest sneezed.
(c) The priest fell down.
(d) The priest spilled it while opening the flask.

6. What did Mowat encounter while he was under water repairing the propeller?
(a) A daulphin.
(b) A shark.
(c) A seal.
(d) A puffin.

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

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

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

10. What news did Jack hear when he went below to listen to the weather report?
(a) A typhoon was headed to Newfoundland.
(b) Winds were to die down to two knots.
(c) The weather was perfect for sailing on.
(d) A tropical storm warning had been issued.

11. What ship did Mowat dream he was sailing?
(a) The Queen Mary II.
(b) The Queen Anne.
(c) The Queen Mary.
(d) The Queen Elizabeth.

12. What did Mowat say was the advantage of Mike being ignorant of the schooner and her history?
(a) He would get the boat to Montreal.
(b) He would not get in Mowat's way.
(c) He did not know to be nervous.
(d) It would be easy for him to repair the boat.

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

14. What cargo did Itchy take aboard in Miquelon?
(a) Rum, food, and bedding.
(b) Rum, wine, and brandy.
(c) Water, food, and medicine.
(d) Fresh fish, brandy, and gold.

15. Who was Martin Dutin, and what was his job during the repainting of the Happy Adventure?
(a) He was the craftsman who rebuild the ship before painting.
(b) He was the ship's painter and the cook.
(c) He was Theo's son-in-law and the Chef de Protocol.
(d) He was the fisherman who came from Grand Bruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from Trepassey Harbor was the Happy Adventure's new destination?

2. What did the Moulton boys catch while fishing in the pond beyond the harbor?

3. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?

4. What did the three men Mowat left in charge of the Itchy do rather than tend to the boat?

5. Where did Jack hid his rum bottles?

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