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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Moitessier progressing when he enters the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Very slowly.
(b) At record speed.
(c) Cautiously.
(d) At a good pace.

2. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?
(a) People gathering to watch him sail by.
(b) People working.
(c) No activity ashore.
(d) People fixing fishing nets.

3. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?
(a) The mast.
(b) A spare staysail boom.
(c) A pry bar.
(d) Spare line.

4. What book of the Bible did Moitessier meditate on at Christmas?
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Mark.
(d) Exodus.

5. What did the letters have to say about the danger Moitessier faced as he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) They said that whales were only a danger in certain seasons.
(b) They said that icebergs were a consistent threat.
(c) They said that sharks could be dangers to whalers.
(d) They were inconsistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument helps Moitessier estimate his speed and distance traveled?

2. How did Moitessier typically sleep in good conditions?

3. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?

4. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?

(see the answer key)

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