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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Slocum at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Chile.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Rio.
(d) Argentina.

2. Slocum had always longed to be a:
(a) Photographer.
(b) Master shipbuilder.
(c) Painter.
(d) Chef.

3. In what year did Slocum leave for his trip around the world?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1890.

4. How long had the boat been sitting in the captain's yard?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

6. How much would it have cost Slocum to join the union to work at the shipyard?
(a) $40.
(b) $60.
(c) $50.
(d) $25.

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

8. Slocum referred to which famous Pilgrim?
(a) Brewster.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Standish.
(d) Cook.

9. What is the name of the valley visible from the Slocum house?
(a) Hudson.
(b) Chesapeake.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Cape May.

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

11. Once again Slocum was chased by savages. This time they were on the water in ___ canoes.
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

12. What word does Slocum use to describe Fuego?
(a) Frigid.
(b) Enchanting.
(c) Lost.
(d) Dismal.

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

14. The boat was how many feet in length?
(a) 37.
(b) 48.
(c) 29.
(d) 43.

15. After leaving Port Tamar, Slocum guided the Spray to which location?
(a) Cape George.
(b) Cape Hatteras.
(c) Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Cape Pillar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wood did Slocum use to repair the Spray?

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

3. After leaving the Channel, Slocum was on course as he traveled through which Strait?

4. Slocum was offered a job aboard the experimental gunboat called:

5. The crew gave Slocum a gift of milk and ______.

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