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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the voyage Slocum was able to spend ___ hours at the wheel without suffering from exhaustion.
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 48.

2. Who interviewed Slocum when he reached South Africa?
(a) Livingston.
(b) Defoe.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Stevenson.

3. What type of crew member did Slocum get just before sailing onward?
(a) Ensign.
(b) First Mate.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Navigator.

4. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1879.

5. Slocum discusses his trip to which island named after a day of the week?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ocean was Slocum prepared to traverse at this point?

2. What gift did the captain present to Slocum?

3. Slocum was happy to meet another American who worked as a ______.

4. The celebration was planned in whose honor?

5. What item did savages steal from Slocum?

(see the answer key)

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