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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. What did the American capitalist Cyrus Eaton welcome to Pugwash every year?
2. What kind of car did Jack rent in St John's to drive to Muddy Hole?
3. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?
4. What overtook the men and their ship before reaching Trepassey Harbor?
5. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?
3. 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?
4. How did McClelland finally arrive at Muddy Hole? What happened when he arrived that surprised him?
5. What was the ritual Mowat performed called the Old Man in the Sea? Where did he learn this?
6. What did the villagers bring the men to eat while they were living and working aboard the boat? What did Enos finally teach Mowat and McClelland to do with the abundance of food they were given?
7. Why did Mowat travel to St Johns? Who was Harold Hardwood?
8. What was the Passion Flower? How did it get its name? Why was it important to Mowat?
9. Who was Mike Donovan? Why did Mowat contact him?
10. What did Mowat realize when he arrived in Muddy Hole to take over his boat? Why was Mowat upset and worried?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Mowat use both sarcasm and understatement as a form of humor? Give examples. What other kinds of humor did Mowat use in the telling of his story?
Essay Topic 2
Define personification, give examples of the device, and discuss how Farley Mowat used personification in his story.
Essay Topic 3
Fog played a major role in the story Farley Mowat told about his adventures on the Happy Adventure. What two important kinds of fog were there in the story, and what role did each type play in the story?
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