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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 colors were painted on Enos's house?

2. What did Enos always do at times of stress?

3. How long did the boat maker think it would take to repair Mowat's boat?

4. How many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?

5. What was the William Carson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Mike Donovan? Why did Mowat contact him?

4. How did McClelland finally arrive at Muddy Hole? What happened when he arrived that surprised him?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Happy Adventure had a name change half way into the story. What was her new name? What did Mowat and Donovan say the name sounded like when they pronounced it? What did they call the boat instead? How was this an example of Mowat's temperament throughout most of his experience with his very temperamental boat?

Essay Topic 2

The only disdain and criticism Mowat displayed in his story was that for the wealthy yacht owners and motor boat drivers. There was a stark difference between the Mowat disdainful of the rich and Mowat enthralled by the natives. Discuss Mowat's opinions about the yacht and speed boat owners, why he felt the way he did, and what stories he told about dealing with them.

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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