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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. Once they get close to the island, for what do the men search?
(a) Seals
(b) Fresh water
(c) Caves
(d) A suitable landing place

2. What town do the men try to get to on South Georgia Island?
(a) Charlottetown
(b) Husvik
(c) Havanic
(d) Islet

3. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Leeds
(b) Shackleton
(c) Rickenson
(d) Orde-Lees

4. What are the men able to salvage?
(a) Sixteen chickens
(b) A cannon
(c) Rain buckets
(d) Three boats

5. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?
(a) It is more or less permanent
(b) It will go away the following spring
(c) They'll have to walk across it to the pole
(d) The Endurance can break through all but the thickest ice

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat is the most manageable?

2. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?

3. How long had it been since the men had sailed away from South Georgia Island on their way to the pole?

4. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?

5. Which crew member refuses to work?

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