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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 was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
(a) Jumping fish.
(b) Farewells.
(c) Still waters.
(d) Cloudy weather.

2. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
(a) The Hallohan brothers recommended him.
(b) McClelland knew a boat maker.
(c) Horwood recommended him.
(d) Mowat called a friend in Toronto.

3. What was the major crop on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Beets.
(c) Onions.
(d) Carrots.

4. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?
(a) 650 miles to outside Quebec City.
(b) 500 miles to St. John's.
(c) 600 miles to Toronto.
(d) 550 miles to the St Lawrence River.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?

2. What was the Black Joke?

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

4. How old was Howard Morry?

5. Who was Jennie Barnes?

(see the answer key)

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