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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving the Channel, Slocum was on course as he traveled through which Strait?
(a) Bering.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Magellan.
(d) Black.

2. Slocum also comments on a natural phenomenon known as a:
(a) Pig foot.
(b) Dog ear.
(c) Gator nose.
(d) Cat's paw.

3. What was the official occupation of John Slocum?
(a) Leather worker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Blacksmith.

4. What was the name of the captain who went on the trip with Slocum?
(a) Hebert.
(b) Rand.
(c) Scott.
(d) Howard.

5. Slocum was offered a job aboard the experimental gunboat called:
(a) Destroyer.
(b) Victory.
(c) Harbinger.
(d) Sluice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?

2. What is the name of the valley visible from the Slocum house?

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

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

5. Slocum recalls receiving a warm welcome when he arrived at which location?

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