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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 see as he approached Cape Horn?

2. Whose letters did Moitessier read about passing Cape Horn?

3. What were Moitessier's sails made of?

4. How much did sails for Moitessier's boat cost in 1968?

5. What did Moitessier fear about going back to civilization?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Moitessier's self-steering system, and when he would use it.

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

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

4. What path did Moitessier take approaching Cape Horn?

5. Describe Moitessier's suit of sails.

6. What was Moitessier thinking as he approached Capetown for the second time?

7. What maintenance did Moitessier do after he passed the Falklands?

8. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.

9. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Is Moitessier a misanthrope who hated people and therefore wanted to be away from them or merely an introvert who preferred his own company? Characterize Moitessier's temperament and his reasons for wanting to be alone for 10 months with only a few encounters with other people.

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