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

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

3. Who did Mike and Mowat encounter in the fog while drifting in the Atlantic?
(a) The ship Brown Bear.
(b) The ship Crimson Tide.
(c) The ship Blue Iris.
(d) The ship Black Night.

4. 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 could easily be jettisoned if necessary.
(d) So it was readily available to the crew.

5. What symbiotic relationship did Mowat and Clarie witness while on their excursion on the Columbier?
(a) That between the puffins and the residents.
(b) That between the dogs and the puffins.
(c) That between the rats and the residents.
(d) That between the puffins and the rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What island did Mowat and Jack choose as their new destination?

2. Who was Martin Dutin, and what was his job during the repainting of the Happy Adventure?

3. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?

4. What important thing did Mowat do to Itchy over the winter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mowat returned to St.Pierre in the spring, what did he learn about the men in whose charge he had left the Itchy? What condition was the boat in when Mowat found it?

2. When sailing aboard the Happy Adventure toward their chosen destination, who did Mowat and Jack meet in St Mary's Bay, and what did they learn at that moment?

3. Who decided how the Happy Adventure was to be painted after her overhaul at Paulo's harbor? What colors were chosen for the boat? Who oversaw the painting of the boat?

4. Chapter 16 is titled "The Game Is Played." What was the game? Who played the game?

5. What plan did Mowat, Mike, Theo, and the others devise to redecorate the Itchy for her christening? Why did they come up with this plan?

6. At what point did Mike Donovan leave the Itchy and why? How did he feel about separating from the boat and her crew?

7. When did Mike Donovan arrive to stay on the Happy Adventure? What was unusual about what Mike brought with him on the trip? What did he contribute?

8. What did McClelland learn when he called his office from Burin Cove? How did his plans change after the phone call? What promise did he make to Mowat after the call?

9. What surprise did Mowat and Mike find when they retired below the ship to sleep? Who had given the men this surprise, and what did Mowat do with the gift?

10. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?

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