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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
(a) Paddy Hallohan.
(b) Mark Horwood.
(c) Farley Mowat.
(d) Jack McClelland.

2. Who was Mike Donovan?
(a) The man who originally built the Happy Adventure.
(b) The Director of Provincial Library Services in St John's.
(c) The skilled navigator of a government boat.
(d) The engine repair man Mowat found to fix the boat's engine.

3. Who was the first person to speak to Mowat and Jack at Burin Inlet?
(a) An elderly gentleman who invited them to Sunday dinner.
(b) The skipper of the schooner also in the inlet.
(c) The mayor of the town who wanted an explanation.
(d) Mike Donovan.

4. Why was the cargo brought onto Itchy stored on the deck rather than below?
(a) So it would not get wet below.
(b) So it would not keel over and break.
(c) So it could easily be jettisoned if necessary.
(d) So it was readily available to the crew.

5. How did Mowat and Mike meet the Manuel brothers?
(a) The brothers were walking on the pier.
(b) The brothers came onto their ship in the harbor.
(c) The brothers were at the christening party.
(d) The brothers robbed Mowat and Mike.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when Mowat and Mike returned to the Happy Adventure after their celebration?

3. What did Jack do for most of the Happy Adventure's first voyage?

4. What was the Centennial in Canada celebrating?

5. What news did Jack hear when he went below to listen to the weather report?

(see the answer key)

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