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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the capital?
(a) Lajes.
(b) Horta.
(c) Guadalajara.
(d) Ibiza.

2. Which of the following is not an adjective used by Slocum to describe his people?
(a) Robust.
(b) Strong.
(c) Hearty.
(d) Stubborn.

3. Slocum docked in which port?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Auckland.
(c) Capetown.
(d) Sydney.

4. What location was Slocum approaching when he just missed a shipwreck?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Uruguay.

5. What was the name of the boat that wrecked shortly before Slocum's arrival?
(a) Roman.
(b) Grecian.
(c) Venetian.
(d) Parisian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take?

2. Slocum was happy to meet another American who worked as a ______.

3. In what city did the captain live?

4. What was the name of the residence of that particular guest?

5. What is the name used to describe a subtropical high in barometric pressure?

(see the answer key)

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