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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Most of the men suffer from what?
(a) Frostbite
(b) Seal poisoning
(c) Influenza
(d) Scurvy

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the first person on shore?
(a) Leeds
(b) Shackleton
(c) Blackboro
(d) Wesley

11. As the men approach the island, what are the wind speeds?
(a) 100 miles an hour
(b) 25 miles an hour
(c) 5 miles an hour
(d) 70 miles an hour

12. By late August, how do the men feel about their chance of rescue?
(a) Excited
(b) Expectant
(c) Hopeless
(d) Cautious

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

14. Where do the men spend the first night?
(a) In the boats
(b) On an ice floe
(c) On a pressure ridge
(d) On a small piece of land

15. Shackleton and his men suffer from what?
(a) Ringworm
(b) Tropical fever
(c) Influenza
(d) Trench foot

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat is towed by another?

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

3. What surrounds the beach on the island?

4. About how wide are the boats?

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

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