The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who presided over the formal baptism of the newly repaired and painted Happy Adventure?
(a) A town judge.
(b) A local minister.
(c) A Catholic Bishop.
(d) A Dominican Father.

2. What promise did John Smallwood make to his people when he took office?
(a) "You will never have to fish again."
(b) "You will never have to work again."
(c) "You will all get new fishing vessels."
(d) "You will never have to worry again."

3. What did Mike say when he emerged form the freezing cold water in the harbor?
(a) "Wouldn't that be a fine rig for swimmin' in the rain?"
(b) "Wouldn't that be a silly boat for this schooner?"
(c) "Wouldn't that be great in the summer?"
(d) "Wouldn't that be a poor boat to sail in?"

4. In what vehicle did Mike Donovan arrive in Spoon Cove?
(a) A Volkswagen.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) A Buick convertible.

5. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?
(a) Milltown.
(b) St Pierre.
(c) Muddy Hole.
(d) Cape Breton.

6. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?
(a) An oceanliner.
(b) A schooner.
(c) A whale.
(d) A fishing boat.

7. Who did Mowat say Theo resembled?
(a) Roosevelt and Rommell.
(b) Churchill and Rommell.
(c) Truman and Roosevelt.
(d) Churchill and Roosevelt.

8. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
(a) Mice.
(b) Rats.
(c) Food.
(d) Crabs.

9. Where did Mowat and Claire decide to sail after they left the French waters outside of St. Pierre?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Cape Gerald.
(c) Cape Breton.
(d) Cape May.

10. What symbiotic relationship did Mowat and Clarie witness while on their excursion on the Columbier?
(a) That between the dogs and the puffins.
(b) That between the rats and the residents.
(c) That between the puffins and the residents.
(d) That between the puffins and the rats.

11. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?
(a) He had taken ill over the winter.
(b) His family and friends forbade it.
(c) He was moving to Seattle.
(d) He was no longer interested in sailing.

12. What was Itchy?
(a) The name of a nightclub.
(b) The name of one of the workmen on the boat.
(c) The nickname finally given to the Happy Adventures.
(d) The nickname of a pickpocket Theo knew.

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

14. What is a dory?
(a) The small boat on the schooner.
(b) The anchor.
(c) The rubber raft on board for emergencies.
(d) The cook stove.

15. Where did Jack hid his rum bottles?
(a) Under a pile of rags in the engine room.
(b) In a chest in the corner of the engine room.
(c) In the lazaret.
(d) Under a pile of clothes in his bunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?

2. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?

3. What did Mike and Mowat learn was really the cargo aboard their boat?

4. How did holy water fly around the cabin of the Happy Adventure during the baptism?

5. Why did the Happy Adventure become a Basque ship while moored at St. Pierre?

(see the answer keys)

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