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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 the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?
2. What did Mowat refer to as the most salient quality of Newfoundlanders?
3. What were the sails on Mowat's ship made of?
4. How did Mowat find a boat maker in Muddy Hole?
5. Where did the men begin having troubles with the Happy Adventure?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Mowat finally purchase the boat? Who sold him the boat and under what circumstances?
2. After Mowat and McClelland's boat was repaired, what did Enos do? Why did everyone think this unusual?
3. 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?
4. Who was Howard Morry? How did Mowat meet him?
5. Why did Mowat travel to St Johns? Who was Harold Hardwood?
6. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?
7. Where was Trespassey? What other name is Trespassey known by and why?
8. Why was Muddy Hole a huge adjustment for McClelland?
9. What happened to the Happy Adventure on its first voyage? What was unusual about the boat's departure form the harbor?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is "The Old Man in the Sea?" Explain what it is and the ritual that accompanies it.
Essay Topic 2
Farley Mowat and Jack McClelland are two very different personality types. Compare and contrast the two men and use examples from the book to support your essay.
Essay Topic 3
Define personification, give examples of the device, and discuss how Farley Mowat used personification in his story.
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