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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?
(a) Money.
(b) Manpower.
(c) Organization.
(d) Time.

2. What did Jack and Mowat decide to do with the bottles of open rum?
(a) Share it with other work sites.
(b) Use it for cooking.
(c) Drink it themselves.
(d) Give it out to the men.

3. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?
(a) St. John's Mental Hospital.
(b) The main wharf in St. John's.
(c) A small bar in St. John's.
(d) His house in St. John's.

4. 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 led the fleet into battle in the Pacific.
(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 rose to the rank of General in WWII.

5. Where did the Happy Adventure finally stop in Trepassey Harbor?
(a) Just outside of the main dock.
(b) Next to the fish plant.
(c) At the local bar.
(d) On the steep rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name for Mowat and Jack's boat?

2. When did Mowat finally help Enos work on the boat?

3. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?

4. What did Enos always do at times of stress?

5. Why did Jack McClelland not arrive in St. John's by plane as he had planned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Happy Adventure on its first voyage? What was unusual about the boat's departure form the harbor?

2. What did McClelland do to reorganize the repair plan for the boat? What was the first thing he decided to change?

3. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?

4. Why did the author have a fear of auctions? How did he find himself at an auction as the story opened?

5. Where was Trespassey? What other name is Trespassey known by and why?

6. Whom did Mowat and McClelland select to be the captain of their boat? Why did they chose this individual?

7. What else besides the necessary tools and supplies did McClelland bring back from the Southern Shore? How did he plan to use this purchase? What actually happened?

8. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?

9. After Mowat and McClelland's boat was repaired, what did Enos do? Why did everyone think this unusual?

10. Where did the men go to find the tools and supplies they could not readily find in St John's? How did Mowat travel to this alternate shopping area?

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