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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 long had Moitessier been sailing by the time he anchored?

2. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?

3. Why did Moitessier feel that he was sailing faster than he had on previous voyages as he approached Cape Horn?

4. What did Moitessier toss to a small launch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Moitessier's suit of sails.

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

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

4. What did Moitessier do that was dangerous but also exhilarating?

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

6. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.

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

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

9. What is heaving-to?

10. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

One of Moitessier's first important decisions was to decline to take a heavy transmitter but to convey messages in other ways. How important was communication to Moitessier, and how did its importance change over time? Were there occasions when he regretted leaving the transmitter and wished he had news, or was he comfortable being out of range for months at a time?

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