The Long Way Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bernard Moitessier
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Long Way Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bernard Moitessier
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was dangerous about what Moitessier was thinking about south of Australia?

3. What did Moitessier see around his boat after passing Tasmania?

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

5. How did Moitessier try to communicate his condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What equipment did Moitessier refuse to take with him?

2. What did Moitessier decide after meeting with people off Tasmania?

3. What wildlife did Moitessier see on his trip?

4. Describe Moitessier's sailing experience in a junk.

5. What company did Moitessier have after rounding Cape of Leeuwin?

6. What was the old Taicong legend that Moitessier recalled when he was approaching Cape of Leeuwin?

7. Describe Moitessier's relationship with the seabirds.

8. Describe the conditions during Moitessier's approach to Trinidad.

9. Describe Moitessier's first knockdown on the round-the-world trip.

10. How did Moitessier plan to communicate at sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Moitessier a misanthrope who hated people and therefore wanted to be away from them or merely an introvert who preferred his own company? Characterize Moitessier's temperament and his reasons for wanting to be alone for 10 months with only a few encounters with other people.

Essay Topic 2

What is the importance of Moitessier's boat being named Joshua? What kind of personality did this ascribe to his ship, and what kind of companion did he have in a boat named Joshua? Did he practice personification in other places, or was the Joshua the only named companion he had in the 10-month journey? What does this tell us about how Moitessier related to other people?

Essay Topic 3

What is Moitessier's relationship with the Taicong weather interpreters? Do they have something he does not have? Does he claim to have the same expertise they have, or is there a gap that separates his knowledge from theirs? Does Moitessier ever seem to be anxious about a gap or any insufficiency in his knowledge?

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