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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?
(a) Morry lost the book when he moved.
(b) Children used it to start a bonfire.
(c) He destroyed it after writing it.
(d) Someone stole the book from the boat.

2. Who is Jack McClelland?
(a) Mowat's neighbor.
(b) Mowat's publisher friend.
(c) Mowat's attorney.
(d) Mowat's college roommate.

3. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
(a) Realism.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Delusion.

4. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?
(a) It came in up through the bottom of the boat.
(b) It came in through the bow of the boat.
(c) It came in through the hole on the sdie of the boat.
(d) It came thorugh every pore of the boat.

5. How long did the boat maker think it would take to repair Mowat's boat?
(a) Three months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?

2. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?

3. What was called the Country of the Masterless Men?

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

5. What was the original name given to Ferryland?

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