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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Slocum leave Port Tamar?
(a) July 4.
(b) April 16.
(c) March 3.
(d) February 23.

2. What was the name of the bay that was located nearby?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Worley.
(c) Fundy.
(d) Prince Edward.

3. What type of tree was prevalent around the Slocum house?
(a) Maple.
(b) Pine.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Spruce.

4. What group of islands did Slocum reach in July?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Azores.
(c) Canary.
(d) Hawaiian.

5. What was the name of Slocum's old adversary?
(a) Defoe.
(b) Van Pelt.
(c) Van Sant.
(d) De Mello.

6. What previous trick had Slocum used to confuse Black Pedro?
(a) Changing clothes.
(b) Firing into the water.
(c) Welcoming him aboard.
(d) Switching directions.

7. Slocum recalls receiving a warm welcome when he arrived at which location?
(a) Montevideo.
(b) Tasmania.
(c) Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Gibraltar.

8. Slocum details his experiences with a civilized little _____.
(a) Carp.
(b) Shark.
(c) Sea gull.
(d) Spider.

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

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

11. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1882.

12. The man was which type of captain?
(a) Football.
(b) Whaling.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Navy.

13. What is bacalhao?
(a) Mast.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Knife.
(d) Fish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first leg of the trip, Slocum sailed from Boston to which of the following locations?

2. Slocum also comments on a natural phenomenon known as a:

3. In what city did the captain live?

4. What was the name of the boat that wrecked shortly before Slocum's arrival?

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

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