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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. Who was Peter Easton?
2. What did Mowat say was "by guess and by God?"
3. What did Enos always do at times of stress?
4. Who was the Man Who Gets Things Done?
5. How long did the men work on the Happy Adventure in Trepassey?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?
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. What happened to the Happy Adventure on its first voyage? What was unusual about the boat's departure form the harbor?
4. Why was Muddy Hole a huge adjustment for McClelland?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?
8. How did McClelland finally arrive at Muddy Hole? What happened when he arrived that surprised him?
9. What was the Passion Flower? How did it get its name? Why was it important to Mowat?
10. What did Mowat and McClelland name their boat? Why did they choose this name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Howard Morry appeared in Mowat's book as a story teller extraordinaire. Who was Howard Morry? How did Mowat meet him, and what were the important stories Morry told that directly affected life aboard the Happy Adventure?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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