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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 danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?
(a) Gales.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Whales.
(d) Icebergs.

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

3. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?
(a) He was tried to keep them off the deck.
(b) He fed one by hand.
(c) He killed them and ate them.
(d) He killed them because they were nuisances.

4. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Soft air.
(b) Choppy.
(c) Gales.
(d) Inconsistent winds.

5. Why was Moitessier anxious after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) He had lost some equipment overboard.
(b) He had not heard from the other racers.
(c) He had missed his rendezvous with a supply ship.
(d) He was running out of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?

2. What did Moitessier see after passing Tasmania?

3. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?

4. What was Moitessier running low on after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What was the name of Moitessier's previous boat?

(see the answer key)

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