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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. How did the Happy Adventure leave harbor on her first voyage?
2. What was Cape Pine?
3. What last thing did the old skipper do for Mowat and Jack before leaving the Harbor?
4. What did Jack drive his car into upon arriving at Muddy Hole?
5. What are fish flakes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did McClelland do to reorganize the repair plan for the boat? What was the first thing he decided to change?
2. Why did the crew working on the boat agree to McClelland's plan to streamline purchasing? What did McClelland learn about St. John's?
3. Who was Enos? What agreement had he made with Mowat before the two men parted and Mowat returned to Toronto to get the Passion Flower?
4. Why was Muddy Hole a huge adjustment for McClelland?
5. Why did Mowat travel to St Johns? Who was Harold Hardwood?
6. Why did the author have a fear of auctions? How did he find himself at an auction as the story opened?
7. Who was Wilbur, and how did Mowat meet him? What did he learn about Wilbur when the two finally arrived in St. John's?
8. How did Mowat know Jack McClelland? What did the two men decide to do after meeting at a bar one night?
9. Who was Mike Donovan? Why did Mowat contact him?
10. Where was Trespassey? What other name is Trespassey known by and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Who decided the Happy Adventure should attend Expo 67 in Montreal? How did Mowat originally react to the plan, and why did he change his mind? How did the townspeople react when they heard the Happy Adventure was going to sail to Montreal? How was Jack McClelland's reaction to this news typical of his personality?
Essay Topic 3
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?
This section contains 1,100 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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