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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just outside of Port Angosto, Slocum was greeted by which of the following:
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Island women.
(c) Snow.
(d) Hail.

2. What is a williwaw?
(a) Sail.
(b) Rain coat.
(c) Bird.
(d) Wind.

3. What caused Slocum to vary his course?
(a) Broken mast.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Illness.
(d) Storm.

4. After the encounter, Slocum docks at which location?
(a) Bay of Fundy.
(b) Three Sisters Island.
(c) Snug Bay.
(d) Three Cove Island.

5. What is the name of the ship Slocum passed early on in the voyage?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Olympia.
(c) Windswept.
(d) Destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the bay that was located nearby?

2. By this time, Slocum was celebrating which major holiday?

3. The man was which type of captain?

4. In what city did the captain live?

5. What word does Slocum use to describe the boat's pace at this point?

(see the answer key)

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