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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?
(a) Fougeron and Bill.
(b) Loick and Fougeron.
(c) Loick and Nigel Tetley.
(d) Bill and Nigel.

4. How was Moitessier going to communicate with others during the race?
(a) By leaving messages in bottles.
(b) By relaying messages through other ships.
(c) By leaving messages in different ports.
(d) By passing certain ports.

5. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Somersault.
(d) Whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old saying about gales and stars?

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

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

4. What fear did Moitessier have about his navigation as he neared the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?

(see the answer key)

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