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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not listed as being one of the authors read by Slocum?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Defoe.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Cervantes.

2. What type of wood did Slocum use to repair the Spray?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Maple.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

3. What is bacalhao?
(a) Knife.
(b) Mast.
(c) Fish.
(d) Shoe.

4. The boat was how many feet in length?
(a) 43.
(b) 29.
(c) 37.
(d) 48.

5. Slocum referred to which famous Pilgrim?
(a) Cook.
(b) Standish.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Brewster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of islands did Slocum reach in July?

2. What was the name of the bay that was located nearby?

3. What is the capital of the province where the Slocums lived?

4. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?

5. Slocum had always longed to be a:

(see the answer key)

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