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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?
(a) A package.
(b) An update on his condition.
(c) A message.
(d) Directions.

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

3. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?
(a) When the winds returned.
(b) When he ran out of food to give them.
(c) When he threatened them.
(d) When he tried to film them.

4. What did Moitessier avoid off the coast of Tasmania?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Pirates.
(c) A reef and a rock.
(d) A gale.

5. How did Moitessier celebrate his birthday?
(a) By writing about his voyage.
(b) With champagne.
(c) With fresh fish.
(d) By making repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Moitessier anxious after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

2. What allowed Moitessier's ship to sail so quickly?

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

4. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?

5. When did Moitessier begin to prepare for his trip around the world?

(see the answer key)

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