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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?
(a) Just a few days.
(b) Over a month.
(c) About a week.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How many daughters did Enos Coffin have?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

4. How long was the passage across Newfoundland?
(a) Two thousand miles.
(b) Nine hundred and fifty miles.
(c) Five hundred and fifty miles.
(d) Three thousand miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?

2. Who was Peter Easton?

3. How many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?

4. What colors were painted on Enos's house?

5. When was the engine aboard Mowat's boat built?

(see the answer key)

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