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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 did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?

2. What was Moitessier running low on after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

3. What did Moitessier decide to do after passing Tasmania?

4. When did Moitessier begin to prepare for his trip around the world?

5. What instrument helps Moitessier estimate his speed and distance traveled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Moitessier get his water?

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

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

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

5. Describe Moitessier's sailing experience in a junk.

6. What wildlife did Moitessier see on his trip?

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

8. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

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

10. What were conditions like when Moitessier approached the Cape Agulhas lighthouse, and did he accomplish what he set out to do by approaching land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What metaphors and symbols did Moitessier use to describe his trip, and what do his descriptions and metaphors tell us about his view of society and solitude and of man's relationship to society and to the universe? Describe Moitessier's philosophy and world view through analysis of his language and metaphors.

Essay Topic 2

Moitessier was only able to build the Joshua because of money he had made from the proceeds of his book Vagabond of the Southern Seas. In what ways is The Long Way consistent with Vagabond and in what ways does it mark a progression for Moitessier? What had he learned by the time he wrote The Long Way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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