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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slocum says his father could make anything as long as he had which of the following:
(a) Determination.
(b) Vision.
(c) Knife.
(d) Hammer.

2. In what year was Slocum born?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1850.

3. What is the name of Joshua Slocum's sister?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Nonie.
(d) Natalie.

4. Slocum would eventually follow the route of which famous explorer?
(a) Vespucci.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Erikson.
(d) Magellan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Slocum's old adversary?

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

3. How much would it have cost Slocum to join the union to work at the shipyard?

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

5. Slocum had always longed to be a:

(see the answer key)

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