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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. For what purpose did Moitessier put on his wetsuit?

2. How did Moitessier think of the bulldozers and concrete mixers?

3. What news did Moitessier get about the other racers?

4. What was Moitessier thinking about his competitors when he rounded Cape Horn?

5. What was Moitessier wondering about when he rounded the Horn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the mysterious glowing balls Moitessier encountered.

2. What earlier trip did Moitessier think back to as he was rounding Cape Horn?

3. What was Moitessier reading as he approached Cape Horn?

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

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

6. What was Moitessier thinking about as he reached the path of his original transit from Trinidad to the Cape of Good Hope?

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

8. What did Moitessier dream after he passed the Falklands?

9. What was Moitessier thinking about in his reading of Steinbeck's East of Eden?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Moitessier's relationship with the Taicong weather interpreters? Do they have something he does not have? Does he claim to have the same expertise they have, or is there a gap that separates his knowledge from theirs? Does Moitessier ever seem to be anxious about a gap or any insufficiency in his knowledge?

Essay Topic 2

Read another account--Slocum's perhaps--and compare and contrast Moitessier's account of sailing around the world. How are the accounts similar? How are they different? What cultural differences can you point to to explain the difference?

Essay Topic 3

How would a solo round-the-world trip be different today? How have communication and sailing technologies evolved since the late 1960s?

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