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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. Who presided over the formal baptism of the newly repaired and painted Happy Adventure?
3. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?
4. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?
5. How far away from Trepassey Harbor was the Happy Adventure's new destination?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who was Paulo? Where and how did Mowat meet him? What did he do for the Happy Adventure?
3. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
4. 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?
5. When Jack went below to listen to the radio and help establish where they were, what did he learn from the radio news? What did they decide to do about their predicament?
6. Where did Mowat and McClelland decide to sail, instead of sailing the Atlantic? Why did they choose that destination?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. Why did Mowat finally give up his plan to sail the Atlantic?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Who was Peter Easton? What was his importance in the story? What did McClelland do after hearing the story and why? There are at least two ironic parts of the story. What were they? Why would they be considered ironic?
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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