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

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

3. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?
(a) He was no longer interested in sailing.
(b) He had taken ill over the winter.
(c) He was moving to Seattle.
(d) His family and friends forbade it.

4. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?
(a) The war against smuggling.
(b) Keeping drugs out of the country.
(c) Permitting off-season hunting.
(d) The movement for game fishing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?

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

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

4. What was alky and how was it distributed?

5. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. After finding safe harbor for the night, who did Mowat and McClelland meet when they woke in the morning? What did the their unexpected visitor offer the two men?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?

6. Who joined Mowat and Mike aboard the Itchy before they set sail? What was this person doing on the island, and from where did this person originally come?

7. 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?

8. What was the Happy Adventure's new name after her christening? What did Mowat and Mike decide to call her for short? Why?

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

10. 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?

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