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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. How much water did Moitessier capture after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

2. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

3. What was Moitessier's yacht named?

4. What friend, who had helped Moitessier build other boats, inspired him to figure out how to make repairs now?

5. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Moitessier celebrate Christmas 1968?

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

4. Who was the Taicong, and how did he work?

5. Describe the fish that followed Moitessier's boat.

6. Where did Moitessier get his water?

7. Describe the harbor where Moitessier arrived in Trinidad.

8. What was Moitessier looking for as he approached South Australia?

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

10. What wildlife did Moitessier see on his trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moitessier's tale of sailing solo is a story of self-reliance in the face of nature, which puts it in the same league as Thoreau's Walden and other books about going into nature alone. What does The Long Way tell us about the state of this narrative in the late 1960s. Is there any refuge where man can ultimately get away? What is the role of woman and society in the natural area where he finds his solitude? How is Moitessier positioned relative to this narrative of male self-reliance?

Essay Topic 2

Moitessier was at all times sailing on an element that could swallow him up without leaving a trace. How did Moitessier balance his actions against the eternally present possibility of death? What risks did he take, and did he court catastrophes? What role does his writing play in striking this balance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Moitessier's history as a sailor, and characterize the place this trip had in his development as a sailor. What, if anything, was he intent on learning or proving by making this trip?

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