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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being rescued by the Dauphin, how many captains join Pollard for dinner at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. When does Pollard's boat disappear in Chapter 8?
(a) The night of December 9.
(b) The night of December 10.
(c) The morning of December 9.
(d) The morning of December 10.

3. How many masts does the Essex have as it sets sail in Chapter 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?
(a) Less than five hundred.
(b) Over a thousand.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Over two thousand.

5. How far away are the Marquesas from where the crew is in Chapter 6?
(a) One thousand miles.
(b) Twelve hundred miles.
(c) Twenty- two hundred miles.
(d) Two thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What allows a sperm whale the ability to survive a head on collision with a boat?

2. Whose boat had the least amount of people in it as the crew divides for its trip in Chapter 6?

3. How is the whale towed back to the ship after it is killed in Chapter 3?

4. How are sailors paid?

5. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?

(see the answer key)

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