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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. What did Mike and Mowat find as they were out in open waters heading to Lemaline Head?
2. What happen to the Happy Adventure's supply of fresh water?
3. How far away from Trepassey Harbor was the Happy Adventure's new destination?
4. Who did Mowat hire to watch Itchy for the winter months?
5. What are rounders?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mowat returned to St.Pierre in the spring, what did he learn about the men in whose charge he had left the Itchy? What condition was the boat in when Mowat found it?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Where did Mowat and McClelland decide to sail, instead of sailing the Atlantic? Why did they choose that destination?
5. Who decided how the Happy Adventure was to be painted after her overhaul at Paulo's harbor? What colors were chosen for the boat? Who oversaw the painting of the boat?
6. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
7. 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?
8. How did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?
9. Who was Blanche? What story did Paulo relate to Mowat about Blanche?
10. What did McClelland learn when he called his office from Burin Cove? How did his plans change after the phone call? What promise did he make to Mowat after the call?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Other than McClelland, identify three main characters Mowat spent time with in Newfoundland. Describe characteristics of each, and how each were involved in the sailing of the Happy Adventure.
Essay Topic 2
Why is the book titled "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float?" What did Mowat mean by this title? Discuss the different meanings the title has to the story.
Essay Topic 3
Mowat spoke with great respect about the creativity and ingenuity of the people he met in harbor towns. What are some examples of the kinds of creativity and ingenuity he experienced during his time in Newfoundland? Why did Mowat think of these examples as typical of the people of Newfoundland living along the water?
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