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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. Where did Mowat and Claire leave Itchy for the winter?
2. What did the people of Newfoundland refer to as "the game"?
3. What was rotting beneath the floorboards of the cabin of the boat?
4. Why had Claire come to the islands and aboard Mowat's boat?
5. When Mowat arrived in St Pierre, who did he find waiting for him.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Why did Mowat finally give up his plan to sail the Atlantic?
4. How did the people on the island celebrate the public christening of the ship?
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. 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 was Paulo? Where and how did Mowat meet him? What did he do for the Happy Adventure?
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. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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