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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?

2. What overtook the men and their ship before reaching Trepassey Harbor?

3. What did Enos lose when he went into the woods to hunt caribou?

4. Who was Mike Donovan?

5. What did Jack believe was the major problem the men faced in repairing the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?

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

5. Why did Mowat travel to St Johns? Who was Harold Hardwood?

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

7. Why did the author have a fear of auctions? How did he find himself at an auction as the story opened?

8. What was the Passion Flower? How did it get its name? Why was it important to Mowat?

9. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?

10. Whom did Mowat and McClelland select to be the captain of their boat? Why did they chose this individual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farley Mowat and Jack McClelland are two very different personality types. Compare and contrast the two men and use examples from the book to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Other than McClelland, identify three main characters Mowat spent time with in Newfoundland. Describe characteristics of each, and how each were involved in the sailing of the Happy Adventure.

Essay Topic 3

Mowat spoke with great respect about the creativity and ingenuity of the people he met in harbor towns. What are some examples of the kinds of creativity and ingenuity he experienced during his time in Newfoundland? Why did Mowat think of these examples as typical of the people of Newfoundland living along the water?

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