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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?
(a) Five days.
(b) A week.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Three days.

2. What color was the boat Mowat purchased from the Hallohans?
(a) Blue and white.
(b) White.
(c) A vile color green.
(d) A deep black.

3. Who did Wilbur say he was when Mowat first met him?
(a) An old seaman.
(b) A short order cook.
(c) A car repairman.
(d) The local drunk.

4. What are fish flakes?
(a) Scales from fish that fall to the ground.
(b) Fish that has been cured.
(c) Racks for drying fish.
(d) Fish food.

5. What kind of plant pumped its waste into the water at the slip in which Mowat's boat rested?
(a) A rubber plant.
(b) A fish plant.
(c) A cereal factory.
(d) A shoe factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?

2. What was the William Carson?

3. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?

4. What is screech?

5. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

(see the answer key)

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