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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Slocum on this part of the voyage?
(a) Morton.
(b) Foy.
(c) Black.
(d) Young.

2. The author states that the Pacific is more ______ than any other ocean.
(a) Accommodating.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Fickle.
(d) Boisterous.

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

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

5. Where was Slocum when he encountered another captain?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Cape Horn.
(c) Cape Forward.
(d) Cape May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the capital of the province where the Slocums lived?

2. Slocum says his father could make anything as long as he had which of the following:

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

4. Slocum's issues with thieves continued. The author points out an attack with a _____ arrow.

5. Slocum came across a shipwreck which he believed to be caused by which of the following:

(see the answer key)

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