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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day do the men land again on South Georgia Island?
(a) February 15, 1912
(b) May 10, 1916
(c) October 27, 1912
(d) August 21, 1916

2. Which boat is towed by another?
(a) Willard Leeds
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) James Caird
(d) Stancomb Wills

3. What is used as a roof on the crude hut?
(a) Branches
(b) Seal hides
(c) The two boats
(d) The sails

4. How far do the men have to row to get to the island?
(a) Fifteen miles
(b) Two miles
(c) Seven miles
(d) Twenty miles

5. What happens to Blackboro?
(a) Another man kills him
(b) He dies of starvation
(c) His feet freeze
(d) He falls overboard

6. When do Shackleton and the men depart in the boat to try to reach civilization?
(a) July
(b) September
(c) April
(d) January

7. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
(a) Northwest
(b) East
(c) North
(d) South

8. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A whale
(b) A tide rip
(c) A leopard seal
(d) A pressure ridge

9. Of the following men, who remains behind on the island?
(a) McCarthy
(b) McNeish
(c) Crean
(d) Macklin

10. How many boats do the men travel in?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Five

11. Why is Elephant Island named what it is?
(a) For the elephant seals living there
(b) The beach is shaped like an elephant's ear
(c) One of the rocky cliffs is shaped like an elephant's trunk
(d) The first person there liked elephants

12. What animal is in relative abundance on the island?
(a) Seals
(b) Rabbits
(c) Walrus
(d) Reindeer

13. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?
(a) By huddling together
(b) In the guts of freshly killed seals
(c) In the hot springs near the camp
(d) By wrapping them in scarves

14. Where do the men finally land with the boats?
(a) Paulet Island
(b) Elephant Island
(c) Danger Islet
(d) Maccos Island

15. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?
(a) 569 days
(b) 497 days
(c) 321 days
(d) 613 days

Short Answer Questions

1. About 250 miles from South Georgia Island, a rogue wave breaks what?

2. How long do the men decide that the normal watches will be?

3. What does Shackleton do the first night after they leave Elephant Island?

4. How fast does the crew estimate their speed to be through the Drake Passage?

5. Who is the first person on shore?

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