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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier remember the weather interpreter needing in order to interpret the weather?
(a) Calm.
(b) Wine.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Whiskey.

2. Which of the following were NOT friends of Moitessier's who were also sailing in the race?
(a) Loick.
(b) Bill King,
(c) Nigel Tetley.
(d) Fougeron.

3. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?
(a) Catamaran.
(b) Ketch.
(c) Yawl.
(d) Brigantine.

4. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?
(a) Old tires.
(b) A sunken ship.
(c) Houses flooded in old storms.
(d) Boulders.

5. What friend, who had helped Moitessier build other boats, inspired him to figure out how to make repairs now?
(a) Henry Wakelam.
(b) Bill King.
(c) Loick.
(d) Nigel Tetley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moitessier recall having sailed in earlier days?

2. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

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

4. What were conditions like when Moitessier was approaching Trinidad?

5. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?

(see the answer key)

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