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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. Who did Mowat find cooking breakfast for him the morning after his first day's driving?
(a) An off duty police officer.
(b) A local pig farmer.
(c) A college roommate.
(d) A total stranger.

2. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?
(a) A new engine and directions.
(b) A manual on repairs and spare parts.
(c) Parts for the repair and a map of the seas.
(d) Parts for the repair and bottles of rum.

3. What is screech?
(a) The kind of bird native to Newfoundland.
(b) The name of the boat Horwood found for Mowat.
(c) A locally made breakfast food.
(d) A rum based drink found only in Newfoundland.

4. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.
(b) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(c) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.
(d) Horwood recommended him.

5. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?
(a) 650 miles to outside Quebec City.
(b) 550 miles to the St Lawrence River.
(c) 500 miles to St. John's.
(d) 600 miles to Toronto.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?

3. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?

4. Who was Jennie Barnes?

5. Who did Mowat credit as being a master improviser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mowat and McClelland name their boat? Why did they choose this name?

2. Who was Howard Morry? How did Mowat meet him?

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

4. How did McClelland finally arrive at Muddy Hole? What happened when he arrived that surprised him?

5. Who was Enos? What agreement had he made with Mowat before the two men parted and Mowat returned to Toronto to get the Passion Flower?

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

7. What was the ritual Mowat performed called the Old Man in the Sea? Where did he learn this?

8. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?

9. What did the villagers bring the men to eat while they were living and working aboard the boat? What did Enos finally teach Mowat and McClelland to do with the abundance of food they were given?

10. How much money did Mowat have to spend on a boat? What did he finally find in his price range, and where did he and Harold go to purchase the boat?

(see the answer keys)

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