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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reduced Moitessier's speed after passing Tasmania?
(a) Technical problems.
(b) A gale.
(c) Doldrums.
(d) A leak.

3. Why did Moitessier decide to sail close to South Africa?
(a) To make repairs.
(b) To radio a message.
(c) To be seen by other ships.
(d) To get supplies.

4. What did Moitessier have to do when a gale hit?
(a) Strike the sails.
(b) Trim the sails.
(c) Reef the sails.
(d) Raise the sails.

5. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?
(a) The hull.
(b) The keel.
(c) The bowsprit.
(d) The shrouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier fantasize about after passing Tasmania?

2. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?

3. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?

4. What was Moitessier's average speed at the beginning of his trip?

5. Where did Moitessier get close to other ships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does his interaction with the freighter make Moitessier think back to?

2. What was the old Taicong legend that Moitessier recalled when he was approaching Cape of Leeuwin?

3. What did Moitessier know about his competitors after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

4. Describe Moitessier's interaction with people off the coast of Tasmania.

5. How did Moitessier make repairs to his boat after the accident?

6. Describe Moitessier's relationship with the seabirds.

7. What was Moitessier's reason for stopping in Trinidad?

8. Describe Moitessier's passage past New Zealand.

9. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

10. What were conditions when Moitessier rounded the Cape of Good Hope?

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