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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Slocum use to describe Fuego?
(a) Enchanting.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Frigid.
(d) Lost.

2. What is bacalhao?
(a) Knife.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Mast.
(d) Fish.

3. What is the name of the valley visible from the Slocum house?
(a) Chesapeake.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Hudson.

4. Which is not listed as being one of the authors read by Slocum?
(a) Cervantes.
(b) Stevenson.
(c) Defoe.
(d) Hemingway.

5. The man was which type of captain?
(a) Football.
(b) Whaling.
(c) Navy.
(d) Coast Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the official occupation of John Slocum?

2. In what year did Slocum leave for his trip around the world?

3. What was the name of the capital?

4. Slocum says his father could make anything as long as he had which of the following:

5. What was the name of the boat purchased from the captain?

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