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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. Who did Mowat think was an excellent choice for the pilot of their ship?
(a) Morry.
(b) Pat.
(c) Wilbur.
(d) Enos.
2. What is screech?
(a) The name of the boat Horwood found for Mowat.
(b) The kind of bird native to Newfoundland.
(c) A rum based drink found only in Newfoundland.
(d) A locally made breakfast food.
3. What did Mowat get on the shopping day in St. John's?
(a) A box of nails.
(b) Lumber for repairing the boat.
(c) Six bottles of rum.
(d) An anchor and rope.
4. What did Mowat's father buy at an auction when Mowat was a child?
(a) A Quick Bake cast iron oven for their kitchen.
(b) Bees and bee keeping equipment.
(c) Antique furniture for their home.
(d) A tractor and other farm equipment.
5. Where did Mowat attend an auction as an adult?
(a) A small town near Lake Huron.
(b) A small town near Lake Ontario.
(c) A small town near Lake Superior.
(d) A small town near Lake Erie.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the original name given to Ferryland?
2. Who was Jennie Barnes?
3. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
4. Where did the Happy Adventure finally stop in Trepassey Harbor?
5. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?
Short Essay Questions
1. How much money did Mowat have to spend on a boat? What did he finally find in his price range, and where did he and Harold go to purchase the boat?
2. What did Mowat realize when he arrived in Muddy Hole to take over his boat? Why was Mowat upset and worried?
3. What was the Passion Flower? How did it get its name? Why was it important to Mowat?
4. After Mowat and McClelland's boat was repaired, what did Enos do? Why did everyone think this unusual?
5. What was the ritual Mowat performed called the Old Man in the Sea? Where did he learn this?
6. Who was Mike Donovan? Why did Mowat contact him?
7. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?
8. 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?
9. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?
10. What did McClelland do to reorganize the repair plan for the boat? What was the first thing he decided to change?
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