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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did savages steal from Slocum?
(a) Fishing equipment.
(b) Beer.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Tacks.

2. Which is not listed as being one of the authors read by Slocum?
(a) Stevenson.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Defoe.
(d) Cervantes.

3. What is the name of Joshua Slocum's sister?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Nonie.

4. Which of the following began to become an issue for Slocum?
(a) Fever.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Cold.
(d) Leg cramps.

5. What was the name of the boat that wrecked shortly before Slocum's arrival?
(a) Venetian.
(b) Parisian.
(c) Grecian.
(d) Roman.

6. In what year was Slocum born?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1850.

7. The boat was how many feet in length?
(a) 48.
(b) 37.
(c) 29.
(d) 43.

8. What was the name of the first boat co-owned by Slocum?
(a) Northern Light.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Seawitch.
(d) Spray.

9. Slocum details his experiences with a civilized little _____.
(a) Spider.
(b) Carp.
(c) Shark.
(d) Sea gull.

10. Just outside of Port Angosto, Slocum was greeted by which of the following:
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Island women.
(c) Snow.
(d) Hail.

11. What is a williwaw?
(a) Wind.
(b) Sail.
(c) Rain coat.
(d) Bird.

12. What type of wood did Slocum use to repair the Spray?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Maple.

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

14. On what date did Slocum leave Port Tamar?
(a) March 3.
(b) July 4.
(c) February 23.
(d) April 16.

15. How much would it have cost Slocum to join the union to work at the shipyard?
(a) $50.
(b) $60.
(c) $40.
(d) $25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the province where Slocum was born?

2. Slocum's issues with thieves continued. The author points out an attack with a _____ arrow.

3. What is the name of the ship Slocum passed early on in the voyage?

4. What was the name of the captain who went on the trip with Slocum?

5. What is the name of the valley visible from the Slocum house?

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