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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Jack, Mowat, and their friends christen the Happy Adventure?
(a) They hit the bow with a bottle of rum.
(b) They sat in her cabin and toasted their new boat.
(c) They took her out in the bay and drank a toast.
(d) They went into town and bought drinks for everyone in the bar.

3. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?
(a) A small town near Lake Huron.
(b) A small town near Lake Erie.
(c) A small town near Lake Ontario.
(d) A small town near Lake Superior.

4. What colors were painted on Enos's house?
(a) Puce, yellow, and red.
(b) Blue, white, and green.
(c) Yellow, green, and white.
(d) Orange, blue, and yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?

2. What kinds of things did Passion Flower carry back to Muddy Hole from St. Shotts?

3. Who is Jack McClelland?

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

5. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Mowat and McClelland's boat was repaired, what did Enos do? Why did everyone think this unusual?

2. Why did the crew working on the boat agree to McClelland's plan to streamline purchasing? What did McClelland learn about St. John's?

3. Where was Trespassey? What other name is Trespassey known by and why?

4. What did Mowat realize when he arrived in Muddy Hole to take over his boat? Why was Mowat upset and worried?

5. Who was Enos? What agreement had he made with Mowat before the two men parted and Mowat returned to Toronto to get the Passion Flower?

6. What else besides the necessary tools and supplies did McClelland bring back from the Southern Shore? How did he plan to use this purchase? What actually happened?

7. Where did the men go to find the tools and supplies they could not readily find in St John's? How did Mowat travel to this alternate shopping area?

8. Why was Muddy Hole a huge adjustment for McClelland?

9. What did McClelland do to reorganize the repair plan for the boat? What was the first thing he decided to change?

10. What did Mowat and McClelland name their boat? Why did they choose this name?

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