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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Moitessier ask for his package to be taken?
(a) To the Hobart Yacht Club.
(b) To the Devonport Post.
(c) To the Lloyd's agency.
(d) To the London Daily Mail.

2. What did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?
(a) A package.
(b) A message.
(c) A status report.
(d) A request for information.

3. What did Moitessier remember the weather interpreter needing in order to interpret the weather?
(a) Wine.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Calm.

4. What did Moitessier think about the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and Durban?
(a) He thought they could be deceptively clear.
(b) He thought they were interesting, with complicated currents.
(c) He thought they were smooth sailing.
(d) He thought they were dangerous.

5. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 160 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?

2. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?

3. Where did Moitessier recall having sailed in earlier days?

4. What were conditions like when Moitessier was approaching Trinidad?

5. What was Moitessier's wife's name?

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