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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. Who was Blanche?
2. What was Izaro?
3. What was the St. Eugene?
4. Who was Martin Dutin, and what was his job during the repainting of the Happy Adventure?
5. Who did Mike and Mowat encounter in the fog while drifting in the Atlantic?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mowat returned to St.Pierre in the spring, what did he learn about the men in whose charge he had left the Itchy? What condition was the boat in when Mowat found it?
2. What was the Oregon? How did Theo help save the Oregon?
3. How did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?
4. 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?
5. Who was Paulo? Where and how did Mowat meet him? What did he do for the Happy Adventure?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. At what point did Mike Donovan leave the Itchy and why? How did he feel about separating from the boat and her crew?
9. 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?
10. Chapter 16 is titled "The Game Is Played." What was the game? Who played the game?
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
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
What was "the game?" How did it work, and who were the major players? Who was Mowat's partner when he played the game and what role did the two men play in the game?
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