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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men need to do almost constantly in the boat?
(a) Eat
(b) Move from side to side
(c) Fill holes
(d) Pump water

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

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

4. What is the most dreaded bit of ocean on the planet?
(a) Berring Sea
(b) Panama Canel
(c) Cape of Good Hope
(d) Drake Passage

5. How many men go with Shackleton on the escape attempt?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 11
(d) 5

6. What do the men do after they arrive on South Georgia Island?
(a) Create a hut
(b) Kill a seal for food
(c) Find a brook and drink
(d) Wash their clothes in a stream

7. About how long are the boats?
(a) Twelve feet
(b) Six feet
(c) Forty feet
(d) Twenty-two feet

8. What word best describes the conditions in the hut?
(a) Smelly
(b) Dry
(c) Sanitary
(d) Warm

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

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

11. With what boat do the men attempt their escape?
(a) Dudley Docker
(b) Willard Daniels
(c) James Caird
(d) Stancomb Willis

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

13. What is the camp on Elephant Island known as?
(a) Ocean Camp II
(b) Rocky Camp
(c) Stranded Camp
(d) Wild Camp

14. What direction do the men start out going after they leave Elephant Island?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?

2. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?

3. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?

4. Who is left in charge of the remaining crew?

5. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?

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