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

2. What was Moitessier's reaction to civilization again?

3. Where was the boat when Moitessier woke up from his sleep?

4. Whom did Moitessier say he pitied after he docked his boat?

5. What did Moitessier toss to a small launch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is heaving-to?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Moitessier's rounding of Cape Horn.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot of The Long Way. How does Moitessier maintain dramatic tension in order to keep a reader interested and curious about the scene and what will come next? How does he balance the need to interest a reader with the desire to slow down and meditate and consider the meaning of things?

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

Moitessier was at all times sailing on an element that could swallow him up without leaving a trace. How did Moitessier balance his actions against the eternally present possibility of death? What risks did he take, and did he court catastrophes? What role does his writing play in striking this balance?

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