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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which competitor did Moitessier believe he had heard news of?
(a) Loick.
(b) Knox-Johnston.
(c) King.
(d) Fougeron

2. What was Moitessier's wife's name?
(a) Marie.
(b) Helene.
(c) Jeanette.
(d) Francoise.

3. What had conditions been like when Moitessier approached Cape Horn with his wife on an earlier voyage?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Foul.
(d) Pleasant.

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

5. Where did Moitessier ask for his package to be taken?
(a) To the London Daily Mail.
(b) To the Devonport Post.
(c) To the Hobart Yacht Club.
(d) To the Lloyd's agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moitessier communicate with the freighter at first?

2. What did Moitessier avoid off the coast of Tasmania?

3. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?

4. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?

5. What happened after Moitessier approached the town in Trinidad?

(see the answer key)

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