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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?

2. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?

3. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?

4. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?

5. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the sailors competing with Moitessier in the round-the-world race?

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

3. What did Moitessier decide after meeting with people off Tasmania?

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

5. Describe Moitessier's first knockdown on the round-the-world trip.

6. What did Moitessier see when he arrived in Trinidad?

7. What dangers did Moitessier avoid as he neared Tasmania?

8. Describe Moitessier's relationship with the seabirds.

9. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

10. Describe Moitessier's interaction with a ship in Walker Bay, South Africa.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sailing is famously a rich man's sport. What was Moitessier's relationship with money and status? Was he hypocritical by sailing his own boat into Tahiti only to criticize wealthy developers and modern technology?

Essay Topic 2

Read another account--Slocum's perhaps--and compare and contrast Moitessier's account of sailing around the world. How are the accounts similar? How are they different? What cultural differences can you point to to explain the difference?

Essay Topic 3

What is Moitessier's relationship with the Taicong weather interpreters? Do they have something he does not have? Does he claim to have the same expertise they have, or is there a gap that separates his knowledge from theirs? Does Moitessier ever seem to be anxious about a gap or any insufficiency in his knowledge?

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