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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 is Moitessier progressing when he enters the Pacific Ocean?

2. What mistake did Moitessier make that caused him to be knocked down in the Pacific?

3. What did Moitessier do when the barometer dropped as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?

4. What were conditions like as Moitessier was approaching Capetown for the second time?

5. How did Moitessier make money to finance his sailing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Moitessier sail the capes in the order he did?

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

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

4. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

5. Describe the weather as Moitessier was approaching Cape Horn.

6. Describe Moitessier's idea of the unknown helper.

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

8. Describe the mysterious glowing balls Moitessier encountered.

9. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.

10. What did Moitessier think about civilization as he approached Tahiti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Moitessier's book tell us about nature and wildlife and man's and society's place in the natural world? Is Moitessier arguing for a particular view of man's place? What view is he arguing against? If he is not arguing for a particular view, what gives his narrative coherence?

Essay Topic 2

Was Moitessier's decision to abandon the race and head to Tahiti to see friends predicted in anything Moitessier said in the early part of the book? Was he being self-consistent, or did he discover something that changed his mind, to keep sailing to Tahiti?

Essay Topic 3

Moitessier has a number of dreams and imaginings during the course of his trip. Do his dreams reveal conflicts that are not resolved in his waking life? Does Moitessier seem to be self-integrated, or is he hiding things from himself?

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