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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. What did the letters have to say about the danger Moitessier faced as he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) They said that sharks could be dangers to whalers.
(b) They said that whales were only a danger in certain seasons.
(c) They were inconsistent.
(d) They said that icebergs were a consistent threat.

2. What did Moitessier imagine as he slept while he was rounding Cape Horn?
(a) That he could not find his wife.
(b) That someone was looking for him.
(c) That he had forgotten something important.
(d) That his brother was telling him to sleep.

3. For what purpose did Moitessier put on his wetsuit?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Scraping barnacles.
(c) Weathering a snowstorm.
(d) Fending off icebergs.

4. Who helped Moitessier when he was in Singapore and his boat needed a caulk job?
(a) The Pope.
(b) His wife.
(c) An unknown stranger.
(d) A friend from Australia.

5. When did Moitessier finally feel that he was past Cape Horn?
(a) As soon as land dropped away from view.
(b) When he reached Tahiti.
(c) When he reached the Falklands.
(d) When he reached Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?

2. What did Moitessier say freak waves are sometimes caused by?

3. What Bible passage were characters debating in the book Moitessier was reading?

4. Why did Moitessier ultimately decide not to round another cape?

5. What distinction does Cape Horn have of the three capes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Moitessier thinking about in his reading of Steinbeck's East of Eden?

2. Describe Moitessier's encounter with another boat as he approached Capetown.

3. What did Moitessier do that was dangerous but also exhilarating?

4. What did Moitessier dream after he passed the Falklands?

5. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.

6. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

7. How much ice did Moitessier see on his trip around Cape Horn?

8. What did Moitessier think about civilization as he approached Tahiti?

9. What is heaving-to?

10. What had Moitessier's friends done to develop Tahiti themselves?

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