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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?
(a) Enos's boathouse.
(b) The neighborhood bar.
(c) One of the piers.
(d) His repaired ship.

2. Why was the cargo brought onto Itchy stored on the deck rather than below?
(a) So it was readily available to the crew.
(b) So it would not keel over and break.
(c) So it would not get wet below.
(d) So it could easily be jettisoned if necessary.

3. What was the Blue Nose?
(a) The new boat Mowat wanted to buy.
(b) A famous Nova Scotian schooner.
(c) The name given to the whale.
(d) A boat moored in the Burgeo harbor.

4. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
(a) Rats.
(b) Food.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Mice.

5. Where did the Happy Adventure stop after her first day of the trip to Montreal?
(a) D'Mornet.
(b) Grand Bruit.
(c) Grand Harbor.
(d) Cape Dala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Happy Adventure put in to buy fuel on its journey to Expo?

2. What was the last name of many of the young boys who wanted to help Mowat with the Happy Adventure?

3. What broke on the Happy Adventure as she continued to sail out into the ocean?

4. How many miles had Jack calculated their distance from the Expo?

5. What was the original name given to Ferryland?

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