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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 was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
2. At the rate of their travel, how long did Mowat figure it would take the men to reach the Caribbean?
3. What do the people living near Bay d'Espoir call the bay?
4. What are rounders?
5. How did holy water fly around the cabin of the Happy Adventure during the baptism?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Mowat finally give up his plan to sail the Atlantic?
2. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
3. 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?
4. Who was Paulo? Where and how did Mowat meet him? What did he do for the Happy Adventure?
5. When sailing aboard the Happy Adventure toward their chosen destination, who did Mowat and Jack meet in St Mary's Bay, and what did they learn at that moment?
6. 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?
7. Where did Mowat and McClelland decide to sail, instead of sailing the Atlantic? Why did they choose that destination?
8. What was the Happy Adventure's new name after her christening? What did Mowat and Mike decide to call her for short? Why?
9. 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?
10. After finding safe harbor for the night, who did Mowat and McClelland meet when they woke in the morning? What did the their unexpected visitor offer the two men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the Passion Flower? Describe the Passion Flower in detail. Who did it belong to? Why was it important? What did it look like? What special meaning did it have to Mowat?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
This story is a memoir of Mowat's adventures aboard his boat, the Happy Adventure. In what ways does a memoir differ from an autobiography? Why is The Boat Who Wouldn't Float a memoir rather than an autobiography? What changes would the author need to make in his book for it to be an autobiography?
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