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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier fantasize about after passing Tasmania?
(a) The smell of home cooking.
(b) Eating smoked ham.
(c) Being home for Christmas.
(d) Celebrating Christmas with New Zealand fishermen.

2. Where is Trinidad?
(a) Off the coast of France.
(b) Off the coast of Morocco.
(c) Off the coast of Brazil.
(d) Off the coast of India.

3. What did Moitessier hope was communicated from his contact with the town in Trinidad?
(a) The film he dropped off.
(b) The message he communicated with Morse code.
(c) The letters on his sail.
(d) The message he passed to the boat that came to meet him.

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

5. How is Moitessier progressing when he enters the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Very slowly.
(b) Cautiously.
(c) At record speed.
(d) At a good pace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?

2. How did Moitessier reconnoiter the town he saw in Trinidad?

3. What was Moitessier's strategy in the around the world race?

4. Where was Moitessier hoping his message would be communicated to?

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

(see the answer key)

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