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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?
(a) Build a signal fire
(b) Try to reach South America in the boats
(c) Wait for rescue
(d) Take some men in one of the boats and try to get to civilization

2. What word best describes the experience of the men in the boat?
(a) Warm
(b) Safe
(c) Wet
(d) Healthy

3. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?
(a) Christopher Columbus
(b) Edmund Hillary
(c) Robert F. Scott
(d) Francis Drake

4. What is the seal blubber used for?
(a) Candles
(b) Bait
(c) Cooking
(d) Tent floors

5. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?
(a) November 30
(b) September 5
(c) June 16
(d) April 24

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do the men have to row to get to the island?

2. What word best describes the first camp?

3. What is the camp on Elephant Island known as?

4. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?

5. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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