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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What overtook the men and their ship before reaching Trepassey Harbor?
(a) The fog.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) A rain storm.
(d) Apathy.

2. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?
(a) Pat.
(b) Enos.
(c) Wilbur.
(d) Morry.

3. What did Jack do at Burin Cove?
(a) Decided to buy a new engine.
(b) Decided to go back to Toronto temporarily.
(c) Decided to sell the ship and go home to Toronto.
(d) Decided to abandon the adventure.

4. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?
(a) Organization.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Manpower.

5. Where did Wilbur ask Mowat to drop him off in St. John's?
(a) St. John's Mental Hospital.
(b) His house in St. John's.
(c) The main wharf in St. John's.
(d) A small bar in St. John's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?

2. Why was Jack unable to get a clerk to wait on him in the stores in St. John's?

3. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?

4. What did the American capitalist Cyrus Eaton welcome to Pugwash every year?

5. What are a ship's trials?

(see the answer key)

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