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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which was not one of Slocum's boats?
(a) Northern Light.
(b) Aquineck.
(c) Liberdale.
(d) Southern Cross.

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

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

7. Slocum's issues with thieves continued. The author points out an attack with a _____ arrow.
(a) Snipe.
(b) Poison-tipped.
(c) Brazilian.
(d) Fuegian.

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

9. Where did Slocum's grandfather work?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Courthouse.
(c) Railroad.
(d) Shipyard.

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

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

12. Just outside of Port Angosto, Slocum was greeted by which of the following:
(a) Snow.
(b) Hail.
(c) Island women.
(d) Dolphins.

13. What was the name of the boat purchased from the captain?
(a) Spray.
(b) Northern Light.
(c) Aurora Borealis.
(d) Seawitch.

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

15. Slocum would eventually follow the route of which famous explorer?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Magellan.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Erikson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the hills of the next island approached by the Spray?

2. What group of islands did Slocum reach in July?

3. What item did savages steal from Slocum?

4. In what city did the captain live?

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

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