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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just around this time Slocum has his first real encounter with which of the following:
(a) Ice storms.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Sea sickness.
(d) Pirates.

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

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

4. By this time, Slocum was celebrating which major holiday?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

5. What group of Indians chased the Spray in the Bay?
(a) Anasazi.
(b) Fortesque.
(c) Amazonian.
(d) Apache.

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

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

8. What was the name of the captain who went on the trip with Slocum?
(a) Scott.
(b) Hebert.
(c) Rand.
(d) Howard.

9. What was the name of the man who led the pirates?
(a) Bluebeard.
(b) Blackbeard.
(c) Black Pedro.
(d) Captain Bligh.

10. In what year was Slocum born?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1850.

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

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

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

14. One of the most interesting landmarks described by Slocum at this point was a place known as Dismal ____ Reach.
(a) Woman.
(b) Famine.
(c) Carcass.
(d) Island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Slocum was pleased to be able to make an excursion to which major metropolitan city?

2. Slocum would eventually follow the route of which famous explorer?

3. What location was Slocum approaching when he just missed a shipwreck?

4. The man was which type of captain?

5. Slocum was able to right his course once again and was pleased to log approximately ___ miles per day.

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