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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
(a) A horse barn.
(b) A house.
(c) A lake.
(d) A sheep shed.

3. What was the Passion Flower?
(a) McClelland's boat.
(b) Mowat's fifteen year old pickup truck.
(c) Horwood's ten year old pickup truck.
(d) Mowat's ten year old jeep wagon.

4. Who was Jennie Barnes?
(a) The ship that Mowat and Jack exchanged their ship for.
(b) The new captain of the Happy Adventure.
(c) The ship that joined the Happy Adventure in the government wharf.
(d) The woman who helped the Happy Adventure out to sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Black Joke?

2. How did Mowat cook while living on the boat?

3. What kind of fish did Morry and Mowat fish for early one morning?

4. What is screech?

5. What were the three rules of rum in Newfoundland?

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