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

2. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?
(a) A pry bar.
(b) A spare staysail boom.
(c) The mast.
(d) Spare line.

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

4. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?
(a) Covenants.
(b) Purgatory.
(c) Grace.
(d) The word.

5. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?
(a) He married the woman the fish turned into.
(b) He was drowned when he tried to follow the fish.
(c) He lost his powers when he asked for too much.
(d) He became a fish as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier fantasize about after passing Tasmania?

2. What dangerous reef did Moitessier avoid near New Zealand?

3. What did Moitessier find when he reached the Galapagos Islands?

4. What were the conditions when Moitessier passed the Cape Agulhas lighthouse?

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

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