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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 realize on their first morning on the island?
(a) The high-water mark is well above the level of the flat area
(b) A village is on the other side of the island
(c) The ocean is turning to ice around them
(d) There is no fresh water on the island

2. What do the men wrap around the hut to keep it warmer?
(a) Seal hides
(b) Canvas
(c) Ice
(d) Leather

3. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?
(a) Salt
(b) Seal blubber
(c) Seaweed
(d) Mold

4. What date is assigned as an improbable return date for Shackleton?
(a) Mid December
(b) Late May
(c) Mid July
(d) Early October

5. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?
(a) Take some men in one of the boats and try to get to civilization
(b) Wait for rescue
(c) Build a signal fire
(d) Try to reach South America in the boats

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

7. Which boat gets separated from the others?
(a) James Caird
(b) Stancomb Wills
(c) Dudley Docker
(d) Willard Leeds

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

9. In the boats, the men suffer from what?
(a) Food poisoning
(b) Freezing temperatures
(c) Low winds
(d) Mange

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

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

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

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

14. How long does it take the men to find a relatively secure spot for their camp?
(a) Two days
(b) None; the beach they are on will do
(c) Nine hours
(d) Two hours

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where do the men get fresh water?

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

3. When the men try to reach land the first time, how high are the breakers in the surf tide?

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

5. How do the men spend their time in the boat?

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