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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Slocum leave for his trip around the world?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1881.

2. On the first leg of the trip, Slocum sailed from Boston to which of the following locations?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) Sydney.

3. How much would it have cost Slocum to join the union to work at the shipyard?
(a) $60.
(b) $25.
(c) $50.
(d) $40.

4. What is the capital of the province where the Slocums lived?
(a) Ottawa.
(b) Halifax.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Quebec.

5. What was the name of the captain who made Slocum an offer he couldn't refuse?
(a) Handel.
(b) Cook.
(c) Everly.
(d) Pierce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the boat been sitting in the captain's yard?

2. Slocum had always longed to be a:

3. What word does Slocum use to describe Fuego?

4. What type of wood did Slocum use to repair the Spray?

5. What type of tree was prevalent around the Slocum house?

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