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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Peter Easton?
(a) A captain in the Royal Navy who rose to the rank of General in WWII.
(b) A captain in the Royal Navy who fought the Britisih in the War of 1812.
(c) A captiain in the Royal Navy who became one of the most famous pirates of all time.
(d) A captain in the Royal Navy who led the fleet into battle in the Pacific.

2. What did Jack and Mowat decide to do with the bottles of open rum?
(a) Drink it themselves.
(b) Give it out to the men.
(c) Use it for cooking.
(d) Share it with other work sites.

3. What was unusual about the bunks Enos built in the boat?
(a) They were hard and short.
(b) They were comfortable.
(c) They were slanted and soft.
(d) They were slanted and splintery.

4. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
(a) A sheep shed.
(b) A horse barn.
(c) A house.
(d) A lake.

5. What did Enos lose when he went into the woods to hunt caribou?
(a) He got lost.
(b) He lost his glasses.
(c) He shot his foot.
(d) He slept at home.

6. What was the Black Joke?
(a) An infamous trading ship running between China and London.
(b) An infamous pirate ship in the West Indies.
(c) An infamous slave ship running between Virginia and West Africa.
(d) An infamous steamliner running between Lisbon and Dover.

7. What was Cape Pine?
(a) A bleak rock jutting out into the water.
(b) A bay filled with pine trees.
(c) A town just north of Muddy Hole.
(d) A lodge on the northern shore.

8. Why was Jack unable to get a clerk to wait on him in the stores in St. John's?
(a) Because it was socially improper to wait on a foreigner.
(b) Because it was socially demeaning for a clerk to wait on a customer.
(c) Because all of the stores were self-service.
(d) Because Jack was overdressed for the town.

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

10. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?
(a) Enos's boathouse.
(b) His repaired ship.
(c) The neighborhood bar.
(d) One of the piers.

11. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"
(a) The weather on their first sail.
(b) The boat's leaking bow.
(c) The boat's wooden structure.
(d) The boat's compassless navigation.

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

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

14. What were the sails on Mowat's ship made of?
(a) 14 gauge canvas.
(b) Nylon and rope.
(c) 8 gauge canvas.
(d) Nylon and plastic cable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?

2. What is screech?

3. Who was the Old Man of the Sea?

4. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?

5. What was called the Country of the Masterless Men?

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