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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. What were the conditions when Moitessier approached Cape Horn?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Rough.

2. How long had Moitessier been sailing by the time he anchored?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 16 months.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 14 months.

3. What happened after Moitessier approached the town in Trinidad?
(a) No one came out, so he left.
(b) A boat came to take his film.
(c) He signaled and sailed on.
(d) He anchored.

4. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?
(a) Water spiders.
(b) Plankton.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Flying fish.

5. What did Moitessier think about the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and Durban?
(a) He thought they could be deceptively clear.
(b) He thought they were dangerous.
(c) He thought they were smooth sailing.
(d) He thought they were interesting, with complicated currents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Trinidad?

2. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?

3. What were conditions like as Moitessier was approaching Capetown for the second time?

4. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?

5. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?

(see the answer key)

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