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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of crew member did Slocum get just before sailing onward?
(a) First Mate.
(b) Ensign.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Navigator.

2. How did Slocum feel when he was introduced by the admirer?
(a) Proud.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Foolish.

3. How long did it take to reach the next port?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 43 days.
(d) 21 days.

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

5. According to a quote on page 221, Slocum refers to the islanders as being as _______ as possible.
(a) Charming.
(b) Beatific.
(c) Loathesome.
(d) Sinless.

6. What is the "Pilot of Keeling Cocos?"
(a) Cove.
(b) Lighthouse.
(c) Bird.
(d) Reef.

7. Slocum managed to make money off of which sea creature?
(a) Whales.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Sharks.

8. Who accompanied Slocum on this part of the voyage?
(a) Morton.
(b) Black.
(c) Young.
(d) Foy.

9. Slocum talks about the unusual "rain of ____."
(a) Blood.
(b) Sand.
(c) Fear.
(d) Death.

10. Slocum was happy to meet another American who worked as a ______.
(a) Harbor master.
(b) Fishing boat guide.
(c) Salvage wrecker.
(d) Pearl diver.

11. Slocum was surprised to receive a ____ pound note from a woman who felt sympathy for the sailor.
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. Many times visitors were required to be ______ for a time.
(a) Slave labor.
(b) Investigated.
(c) Quarantined.
(d) Interrogated.

13. The author states that the Pacific is more ______ than any other ocean.
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Fickle.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Accommodating.

14. Slocum left the island and prepared to sail to which country?
(a) Tasmania.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Australia.

15. What was the title of Foy?
(a) Commodore.
(b) Captain.
(c) King.
(d) Admiral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many head teachers were greeted by Slocum?

2. Which of the following occupations does not apply to Slocum's new admirer?

3. What gift did Slocum receive from Foy?

4. How long did Slocum stay at St. Kilda?

5. What item was named after Slocum?

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