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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 many days did it take Mowat to arrive in St. John's?
2. What was Cape Pine?
3. What happened to Morry's transcription of his memories of Ferryland?
4. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
5. What did Mowat say was missing from the peaceful harbor scene in Muddy Hole?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Mowat realize when he arrived in Muddy Hole to take over his boat? Why was Mowat upset and worried?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?
5. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?
6. What did Mowat and McClelland name their boat? Why did they choose this name?
7. Who was Howard Morry? How did Mowat meet him?
8. After Mowat and McClelland's boat was repaired, what did Enos do? Why did everyone think this unusual?
9. Why did the crew working on the boat agree to McClelland's plan to streamline purchasing? What did McClelland learn about St. John's?
10. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the first few chapters of The Boat Who Wouldn't Float, how did the author set the stage for the story that was to follow? What hints did he give the reader about himself and his adventure in Newfoundland with his boat? Why is this devise successful in this book?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Who was Peter Easton? What was his importance in the story? What did McClelland do after hearing the story and why? There are at least two ironic parts of the story. What were they? Why would they be considered ironic?
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