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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. How long would Moitessier's water have lasted him?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 150 days.
(c) 100 days.
(d) 120 days.

2. What land did Moitessier find as he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) Cabo de Hornos.
(b) Isla Caroline.
(c) Isla Wolleston.
(d) Diego Ramirez.

3. What was Moitessier pondering after rounding Cape Horn?
(a) Speaking to another ship.
(b) Anchoring to rest.
(c) Going to Brazil.
(d) Sailing to South Africa.

4. How did Moitessier make money to finance his sailing?
(a) By performing repairs on other ships.
(b) By writing about his sailing.
(c) By working for short stints in port.
(d) By taking charters.

5. What was Moitessier thinking about his competitors when he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) How much food they had.
(b) Whether they had made it.
(c) How much water they had.
(d) Whether they had been faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theme was Moitessier reading on, now that he was docked?

2. What was the danger of sailing the way Moitessier sailed as he approached Cape Horn?

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

4. What organization did Moitessier become involved with after he and his friends had to move from their part of the harbor?

5. How is Moitessier progressing when he enters the Pacific Ocean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Moitessier ultimately decide not to round Cape Horn again?

4. Describe Moitessier's attempt to give word of his progress in the Falklands.

5. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

6. Describe Moitessier's self-steering system, and when he would use it.

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

8. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.

9. Describe Moitessier's suit of sails.

10. What earlier trip did Moitessier think back to as he was rounding Cape Horn?

(see the answer keys)

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