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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 dream about after rounding Cape Horn?
(a) His childhood friends.
(b) Communicating with friends.
(c) His wife's father.
(d) Having a baby.

2. What did Moitessier find when he reached the Galapagos Islands?
(a) A small town.
(b) Seal hunters' shacks.
(c) Seals and penguins.
(d) A research station.

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

4. What did Moitessier think the porpoises were trying to tell him as he passed New Zealand?
(a) To turn north.
(b) To have dinner.
(c) To turn right.
(d) To pay attention.

5. How close to New Zealand did Moitessier pass?
(a) 120 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 310 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?

2. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?

3. What broke Moitessier's sextant?

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

5. What was Moitessier wondering about when he rounded the Horn?

(see the answer key)

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