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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe Slocum's friend the captain?
(a) Scattered.
(b) Doddering.
(c) Seasoned.
(d) Crotchety.

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

3. What word does Slocum use to describe the boat's pace at this point?
(a) Choppy.
(b) Unsatisfactory.
(c) Steady.
(d) Stunning.

4. Which of the following began to become an issue for Slocum?
(a) Cold.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Fever.
(d) Leg cramps.

5. Just around this time Slocum has his first real encounter with which of the following:
(a) Pirates.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Sea sickness.
(d) Ice storms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did savages steal from Slocum?

2. In what city did the captain live?

3. Who/what is Juan Fernandez?

4. Once again Slocum was chased by savages. This time they were on the water in ___ canoes.

5. What was the name of the capital?

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