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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. Why did Jack McClelland decide not to join Mowat for another season of sailing?
2. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?
3. Who gave a gala reception at L'Escal?
4. What did the Happy Adventure come within fifty yards of hitting in the fog?
5. What were Mowat and Mike forced to do when confronted with the BC.M.P.?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Mowat leave his boat in St. Pierre? With whom did he leave the Itchy?
2. What surprise did Mowat and Mike find when they retired below the ship to sleep? Who had given the men this surprise, and what did Mowat do with the gift?
3. What direction did the Happy Adventure insist on avoiding as Mowat sailed her for the years following the incident in St Pierre? What happened when he attempted to sail her in that direction? What became his cry as he realized the Happy Adventure had won the battle of directions?
4. Who joined Mowat and Mike aboard the Itchy before they set sail? What was this person doing on the island, and from where did this person originally come?
5. How long did it take to repair the Itchy? From where did the money come to make the repairs? What new name did Mowat give the boat?
6. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
7. Who was Blanche? What story did Paulo relate to Mowat about Blanche?
8. When did Mike Donovan arrive to stay on the Happy Adventure? What was unusual about what Mike brought with him on the trip? What did he contribute?
9. Who was Paulo? Where and how did Mowat meet him? What did he do for the Happy Adventure?
10. Chapter 16 is titled "The Game Is Played." What was the game? Who played the game?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Who was Mike Donovan, and when did he appear in the story? How did Mowat describe him? What was his job at home, and how did Donovan explain his trip to Newfoundland to his bosses? What kind of personality is Donovan?
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