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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. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?
(a) Having Christmas with his wife.
(b) Killing a rat in Tahiti.
(c) Having ham at home.
(d) Sailing in England.

2. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Somersault.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Whistle.

3. What did Moitessier see around his boat after passing Tasmania?
(a) Porpoises.
(b) Seals.
(c) Flying fish.
(d) Sharks.

4. For what purpose did Moitessier put on his wetsuit?
(a) Scraping barnacles.
(b) Weathering a snowstorm.
(c) Fending off icebergs.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?
(a) The shrouds.
(b) The bowsprit.
(c) The hull.
(d) The keel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?

2. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?

3. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?

4. What did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?

5. When did Moitessier cross the path where he originally headed toward the Cape of Good Hope?

(see the answer key)

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