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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After casting about lost in fog and darkness, what did Mowat and Jack finally hear?
(a) Music from a shore.
(b) "Ahoy there!"
(c) A foghorn.
(d) "Watch out!"

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

4. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
(a) Food.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Crabs.

5. What did Mike say when he emerged form the freezing cold water in the harbor?
(a) "Wouldn't that be great in the summer?"
(b) "Wouldn't that be a poor boat to sail in?"
(c) "Wouldn't that be a silly boat for this schooner?"
(d) "Wouldn't that be a fine rig for swimmin' in the rain?"

6. What did Paulo mount to the bow of his boat?
(a) A brass candelabra taken from the mayor's house.
(b) A brass cannon taken from the governor's house.
(c) A brass hammer taken from Paulo's father.
(d) A brass bell taken from Theo's house.

7. When Mowat arrived in St Pierre, who did he find waiting for him.
(a) Theo.
(b) Theo and Ella.
(c) No one.
(d) Ella and a few townspeople.

8. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?
(a) To study her French.
(b) To study navigation.
(c) To study Italian.
(d) To study shipbuilding.

9. Who gave a gala reception at L'Escal?
(a) Maria Giarra.
(b) Cleotine Baker.
(c) Theo and his wife.
(d) Ella Girardin.

10. What was Izaro?
(a) The nickname of Mowat's ship.
(b) The national drink of the Basque nation.
(c) The name of the town nect to the harbor.
(d) The good luck charm affixed to the boat.

11. What did Mowat step on in the middle of the night aboard the Happy Adventure?
(a) Blanche sleeping.
(b) Theo sleeping.
(c) A swarm of beetles.
(d) A box of live crabs.

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

13. What did Mowat see had happened to the stern of the Itchy over the winter?
(a) It was painted dark black.
(b) It was totally missing from the ship.
(c) It appeared to be partially chewed off.
(d) It was painted bright yellow.

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

15. How does a helmsman push the tiller to steer the boat?
(a) In the opposite direction he wants to go.
(b) To the left to turn left.
(c) To the right to turn right.
(d) In the same direction he wants to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?

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

3. What was the new name given to the Happy Adventure?

4. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?

5. Who did Mowat hire to watch Itchy for the winter months?

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