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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 was the Southern Shore bummer?

2. How far did Mowat get the first day of his journey back to Muddy Hole?

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

4. What came special delivery to Mowat and Jack as they worked on their broken boat engine?

5. What was considered one of the toughest woods in the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What happened to the Happy Adventure on its first voyage? What was unusual about the boat's departure form the harbor?

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

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

9. Who was Howard Morry? How did Mowat meet him?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Passion Flower? Describe the Passion Flower in detail. Who did it belong to? Why was it important? What did it look like? What special meaning did it have to Mowat?

Essay Topic 2

What is "The Old Man in the Sea?" Explain what it is and the ritual that accompanies it.

Essay Topic 3

In the final part of the book, Mowat decided to have the Happy Adventure torn apart for scrap. What happened to change his mind? What did he finally decide to do with the boat? Did you think this was a reasonable ending for the story? Why or why not?

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