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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier think the porpoises were trying to tell him as he passed New Zealand?
(a) To turn north.
(b) To pay attention.
(c) To turn right.
(d) To have dinner.

2. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?
(a) He was tried to keep them off the deck.
(b) He fed one by hand.
(c) He killed them because they were nuisances.
(d) He killed them and ate them.

3. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?
(a) Died.
(b) Bit him.
(c) Jumped out.
(d) Copulated.

4. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?
(a) A package.
(b) An update on his condition.
(c) Directions.
(d) A message.

5. Where on the Beaufort scale was the wind as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?
(a) Force 7.
(b) Force 8.
(c) Force 3.
(d) Force 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier see as he approached Cape Horn?

2. What was Moitessier thinking about when he was sailing south of Australia?

3. What did Moitessier do when he was on deck as he approached Cape Horn?

4. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?

5. Why did Moitessier feel that he was sailing faster than he had on previous voyages as he approached Cape Horn?

(see the answer key)

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