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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 Mowat encounter while he was under water repairing the propeller?
2. What was the last name of many of the young boys who wanted to help Mowat with the Happy Adventure?
3. What were Mowat and Mike forced to do when confronted with the BC.M.P.?
4. What did Mike say when he emerged form the freezing cold water in the harbor?
5. Who did Mowat say Theo resembled?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What was the Happy Adventure's new name after her christening? What did Mowat and Mike decide to call her for short? Why?
3. 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?
4. Where did Mowat and McClelland decide to sail, instead of sailing the Atlantic? Why did they choose that destination?
5. Why did Mowat finally give up his plan to sail the Atlantic?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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