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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier fantasize about at Christmas?
(a) Human charity.
(b) Being at his childhood home.
(c) Peace with rats.
(d) Being with his wife.

2. Why was Moitessier heading toward Trinidad?
(a) To drop off film.
(b) To check in with the race committee.
(c) To pick up supplies.
(d) To plan his strategy.

3. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 160 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

4. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Somersault.

5. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?
(a) The boom.
(b) The side.
(c) The stern.
(d) The bow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?

2. How did Moitessier reconnoiter the town he saw in Trinidad?

3. What did the letters have to say about the danger Moitessier faced as he rounded Cape Horn?

4. What kind of birds did Moitessier see on his way to the Cape of Leeuwin?

5. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?

(see the answer key)

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