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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. Why does Shackleton stop the men from retrieving the three seals that they kill?
(a) A polar bear is not far away
(b) The ice is too dangerous where the seals are
(c) He doesn't want them eating seal meat
(d) He wants to get them himself

2. What do the men hear from the destination that they want to reach?
(a) A work whistle
(b) A siren
(c) A cannon shot
(d) Men singing

3. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?
(a) Crean
(b) Worsley
(c) McNeish
(d) Shackleton

4. About how wide are the boats?
(a) Two feet
(b) Ten feet
(c) Six feet
(d) Fifteen feet

5. What does Blackboro lose?
(a) An eye
(b) His left foot
(c) His command
(d) A picture of his wife

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?

2. To get to the town, the men have to climb down what?

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

4. How many castaways were on Elephant Island when they were rescued?

5. What do Shackleton and the men realize at the top of the first summit they climb?

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