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

2. What did Moitessier do to celebrate Christmas?
(a) Opened presents.
(b) Saw his wife.
(c) Cooked a ham.
(d) Radioed home.

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

4. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) That he was sinking.
(b) That he was at home.
(c) That a man was laughing at him.
(d) That he was making record speeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?

3. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?

4. What did Moitessier think the porpoises were trying to tell him as he passed New Zealand?

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

(see the answer key)

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