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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Daniels
(b) Blackboro
(c) Shackleton
(d) McNeish
2. For what are the dogs used?
(a) Hunting seals
(b) Sledding
(c) Meat
(d) Chasing away bears
3. By April, what surrounds Patience Camp?
(a) Islets of land
(b) Leopard seals
(c) Leads of open water
(d) Pressure ridges
4. What is the seal blubber used for?
(a) Bait
(b) Candles
(c) Tent floors
(d) Cooking
5. What do the men discover about the new camp?
(a) The ice floe is unstable
(b) There are many seals in the area
(c) The ice is strong and permanent
(d) It is not big enough for the sledges
6. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?
(a) Paulet Island
(b) North Georgia Island
(c) Francis Bay
(d) Danger Island
7. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?
(a) August
(b) March
(c) June
(d) December
8. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?
(a) Possible treasure
(b) Potential adventure and renown
(c) To escape prison
(d) Good wages
9. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?
(a) Stancomb Wills
(b) Dancing Sailor
(c) The Red Vessel
(d) Dogfight Boat
10. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?
(a) 20
(b) 54
(c) 33
(d) 40
11. What word best describes the first camp?
(a) Old
(b) Exciting
(c) Miserable
(d) Warm
12. What are the men able to salvage?
(a) Sixteen chickens
(b) A cannon
(c) Three boats
(d) Rain buckets
13. What is ever present in the camps?
(a) Boredom
(b) Safety
(c) Excitement
(d) Warmth
14. What is the main event in Chapter 1?
(a) The sinking of the Endurance by a hurricane
(b) The final push to the pole
(c) The crushing of the Endurance by the ice pack
(d) The death of Shackleton and the crew
15. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?
(a) A pressure ridge
(b) A shack about two miles away
(c) An ice floe
(d) In a stand of trees nearby
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?
2. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
3. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?
4. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
5. Who shoots the first dog team to be killed?
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