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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the crew hoping for as they enter the Offshore Grounds?
(a) Another whale ship.
(b) Stronger winds.
(c) Weaker winds.
(d) Another whale.

2. What does the whale do after hitting the Essex below the anchor in Chapter 5?
(a) It sits on top of the water.
(b) It begins to hammer the boat with its tail.
(c) It swims away.
(d) It begins swimming in circles around the boat.

3. When does the Essex sail towards the Galapagos Islands in Chapter 4?
(a) October 22.
(b) September 22.
(c) September 12.
(d) October 2.

4. What time of the day do the men observe the latitude of their trip in Chapter 10?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Eight o'clock in the morning.
(d) Eight o'clock in the evening.

5. What island do the men initially think they have found in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Ducie Island.
(b) Pitcairn Island.
(c) Oeno Island.
(d) Henderson Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?

2. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?

3. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?

4. What is causing the thirst of the men on Chase's boat to become even worse in Chapter 7?

5. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?

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