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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. When did Moitessier cross the path where he originally headed toward the Cape of Good Hope?

2. What danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?

3. What news did Moitessier get about the other racers?

4. Where did Moitessier finally dock his boat?

5. What were conditions like as Moitessier was approaching Capetown for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

2. What was Moitessier thinking about as he reached the path of his original transit from Trinidad to the Cape of Good Hope?

3. What was Moitessier thinking as he approached Capetown for the second time?

4. What was Moitessier thinking about in his reading of Steinbeck's East of Eden?

5. What was Moitessier reading as he approached Cape Horn?

6. Describe Moitessier's attempt to give word of his progress in the Falklands.

7. What maintenance did Moitessier do after he passed the Falklands?

8. Describe the mysterious glowing balls Moitessier encountered.

9. Describe Moitessier's self-steering system, and when he would use it.

10. Describe Moitessier's encounter with another boat as he approached Capetown.

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 does Moitessier's book tell us about nature and wildlife and man's and society's place in the natural world? Is Moitessier arguing for a particular view of man's place? What view is he arguing against? If he is not arguing for a particular view, what gives his narrative coherence?

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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