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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which was not one of Slocum's boats?
(a) Northern Light.
(b) Liberdale.
(c) Southern Cross.
(d) Aquineck.

2. Slocum referred to which famous Pilgrim?
(a) Cook.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Brewster.
(d) Standish.

3. On what date did Slocum leave Port Tamar?
(a) February 23.
(b) March 3.
(c) July 4.
(d) April 16.

4. What is the name of the province where Slocum was born?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Alberta.

5. What location was Slocum approaching when he just missed a shipwreck?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Uruguay.
(d) Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the boat been sitting in the captain's yard?

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

3. What was the official occupation of John Slocum?

4. Which of the following is not an adjective used by Slocum to describe his people?

5. The man was which type of captain?

(see the answer key)

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