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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 had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?

2. What did Moitessier fantasize about at Christmas?

3. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?

4. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

5. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Moitessier's voyage after rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

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

5. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

6. What was Moitessier afraid of after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

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

8. What equipment did Moitessier refuse to take with him?

9. Describe the conditions during Moitessier's approach to Trinidad.

10. What company did Moitessier have after rounding Cape of Leeuwin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the cultural atmosphere of England in 1968, and what were the cultural reasons that would lead Moitessier or any other person to want to be alone on a boat, braving the elements, in order to get away from that civilization? Describe the historical context for Moitessier's entry into the race.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What was Moitessier's relationship with his wife like? What does his solo round-the-world trip tell us about his views of marriage and intimacy? What role did his wife play in his solitude?

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