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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?
(a) Ten feet
(b) Twenty feet
(c) One hundred fifty feet
(d) Ninety feet
2. What do the men wrap around the hut to keep it warmer?
(a) Leather
(b) Seal hides
(c) Ice
(d) Canvas
3. Where do the men finally land with the boats?
(a) Elephant Island
(b) Danger Islet
(c) Maccos Island
(d) Paulet Island
4. When do Shackleton and the men depart in the boat to try to reach civilization?
(a) July
(b) September
(c) April
(d) January
5. What does Shackleton do the first night after they leave Elephant Island?
(a) Discuss the situation with Worsley
(b) Fish off the side of the boat
(c) Turns around and goes back
(d) Cries
6. Why does Shackleton take Vincent with him on the rescue attempt?
(a) He knows the most about the sea
(b) To have someone who speaks the native languages
(c) He is familiar with the area
(d) To keep him from making trouble with other crew members
7. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?
(a) McNeish
(b) Worsley
(c) Crean
(d) Shackleton
8. About 250 miles from South Georgia Island, a rogue wave breaks what?
(a) The rudder
(b) The compass
(c) The water jug
(d) Vincent's arm
9. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A pressure ridge
(b) A tide rip
(c) A whale
(d) A leopard seal
10. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?
(a) 35
(b) 100
(c) 230
(d) 140
11. How does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?
(a) Uncertain
(b) Dismayed
(c) Relieved
(d) Glad
12. What do the men need to do almost constantly in the boat?
(a) Fill holes
(b) Eat
(c) Move from side to side
(d) Pump water
13. By late August, how do the men feel about their chance of rescue?
(a) Hopeless
(b) Excited
(c) Cautious
(d) Expectant
14. What does Blackboro lose?
(a) A picture of his wife
(b) An eye
(c) His left foot
(d) His command
15. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?
(a) McNeish
(b) Crean
(c) Worsley
(d) Vincent
Short Answer Questions
1. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?
2. Who is the first person on shore?
3. Who is left in charge of the remaining crew?
4. Which boat is towed by another?
5. What direction do the men start out going after they leave Elephant Island?
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