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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After arriving in Pretoria, Slocum was given a free pass to the colonial ____.
(a) Hotel.
(b) Railroad.
(c) Yacht club.
(d) Museum.

2. Slocum was offered a job aboard the experimental gunboat called:
(a) Harbinger.
(b) Destroyer.
(c) Sluice.
(d) Victory.

3. After leaving Port Tamar, Slocum guided the Spray to which location?
(a) Cape Hatteras.
(b) Cape George.
(c) Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Cape Pillar.

4. Eventually, Slocum managed to right his course and navigate through which Channel?
(a) Magellan.
(b) Cockburn.
(c) Columbus.
(d) English.

5. Who was the man who waxed poetic about Slocum's journey?
(a) Cook.
(b) Myles.
(c) Davidson.
(d) Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first leg of the trip, Slocum sailed from Boston to which of the following locations?

2. Just around this time Slocum has his first real encounter with which of the following:

3. What was the name of the nearby town?

4. After leaving the island, Slocum directed the Spray to which area?

5. The boat was how many feet in length?

(see the answer key)

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