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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Moitessier communicate with the freighter at first?
(a) With a can and a slingshot.
(b) With semaphore flags.
(c) With a radio.
(d) With a mirror for Morse code.

2. What state was Moitessier in when he fell asleep on Christmas?
(a) Exultant.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Depressed.

3. What was Moitessier wondering about when he rounded the Horn?
(a) His childhood home.
(b) Nigel's trimaran.
(c) The prize money from the race.
(d) His wife's birthday.

4. Where did Moitessier get close to other ships?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Biscayne Bay.
(c) Prudhomme Bay.
(d) Walker Bay.

5. When Moitessier thinks about a crew that ran out of water, what did he remember them trying to survive on?
(a) Flying fish.
(b) Plankton and krill.
(c) Dew from the sails.
(d) Ice and fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend, who had helped Moitessier build other boats, inspired him to figure out how to make repairs now?

2. How long would Moitessier's water have lasted him?

3. What did Moitessier feel about the thing he thought back to on Christmas?

4. Why did Moitessier decide to sail close to South Africa?

5. What did Moitessier see around his boat after passing Tasmania?

(see the answer key)

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