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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?
(a) Glad
(b) Dismayed
(c) Relieved
(d) Uncertain

2. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?
(a) Sleet
(b) Fog
(c) Strong winds
(d) Ice

3. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?
(a) Ice
(b) Whales
(c) Bears
(d) Seals

4. What do the men call the camp on South Georgia Island?
(a) Peggotty Camp
(b) Salvation Camp
(c) End Camp
(d) Georgia Camp

5. How many castaways were on Elephant Island when they were rescued?
(a) Fifty-three
(b) Thirty-four
(c) Twenty-two
(d) Eleven

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?

2. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?

3. What day do the men land again on South Georgia Island?

4. What is the second camp called?

5. Most of the men suffer from what?

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