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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 were the conditions when Moitessier approached Cape Horn?
2. What were conditions like as Moitessier was approaching Capetown for the second time?
3. When Moitessier thinks about a crew that ran out of water, what did he remember them trying to survive on?
4. How often did Moitessier use the self-steering device?
5. What parallel did Moitessier steer by as he headed to Cape Horn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.
2. What did Moitessier think about civilization as he approached Tahiti?
3. What did Moitessier dream after he passed the Falklands?
4. What is heaving-to?
5. Why did Moitessier ultimately decide not to round Cape Horn again?
6. Describe the weather as Moitessier was approaching Cape Horn.
7. Describe Moitessier's idea of the unknown helper.
8. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.
9. What had Moitessier's friends done to develop Tahiti themselves?
10. What was Moitessier thinking as he approached Capetown for the second time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
What is the importance of Moitessier's boat being named Joshua? What kind of personality did this ascribe to his ship, and what kind of companion did he have in a boat named Joshua? Did he practice personification in other places, or was the Joshua the only named companion he had in the 10-month journey? What does this tell us about how Moitessier related to other people?
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