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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slocum recalls receiving a warm welcome when he arrived at which location?
(a) Montevideo.
(b) Cape of Good Hope.
(c) Tasmania.
(d) Gibraltar.

2. Slocum was pleased when he was able to visit with the crew of which passing ship?
(a) Destroyer.
(b) Windswept.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Northern Light.

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

4. By this time, Slocum was celebrating which major holiday?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

5. What previous trick had Slocum used to confuse Black Pedro?
(a) Welcoming him aboard.
(b) Changing clothes.
(c) Switching directions.
(d) Firing into the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Slocum to vary his course?

2. Slocum also comments on a natural phenomenon known as a:

3. Slocum had always longed to be a:

4. What adjective is used to describe Slocum's friend the captain?

5. What is a williwaw?

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