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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 the last name of many of the young boys who wanted to help Mowat with the Happy Adventure?
2. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?
3. What was Mike Donovan's job on the mainland?
4. When the Happy Adventure sailed into the open waters, what happened to Mike?
5. What was the St. Eugene?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
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 did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?
6. On their way to St. Pierre, what sea creatures did Mowat and Donovan encounter? What large sea creature did the men think might capsize their boat? What was it, actually?
7. At what point did Mike Donovan leave the Itchy and why? How did he feel about separating from the boat and her crew?
8. Who attended the private christening ceremony of the Happy Adventure? What happened at the ceremony that was of interest?
9. Why did Mowat finally give up his plan to sail the Atlantic?
10. What plan did Mowat, Mike, Theo, and the others devise to redecorate the Itchy for her christening? Why did they come up with this plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define personification, give examples of the device, and discuss how Farley Mowat used personification in his story.
Essay Topic 2
Fog played a major role in the story Farley Mowat told about his adventures on the Happy Adventure. What two important kinds of fog were there in the story, and what role did each type play in the story?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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