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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. How did Mowat describe the water leaking into his boat?

2. What color was the boat Mowat purchased from the Hallohans?

3. What was considered bad luck at the start of a voyage?

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

5. Who was Peter Easton?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who decided the Happy Adventure should attend Expo 67 in Montreal? How did Mowat originally react to the plan, and why did he change his mind? How did the townspeople react when they heard the Happy Adventure was going to sail to Montreal? How was Jack McClelland's reaction to this news typical of his personality?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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