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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?
(a) Swim in the ocean
(b) Work on routine tasks
(c) Carve wooden swords
(d) Hold dances

2. Orde-Lees is one day stalked and then pursued by what?
(a) Penguin
(b) Leopard Seal
(c) Polar Bear
(d) Walrus

3. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?
(a) Cape Town
(b) Cuba
(c) South Georgia Island
(d) Halifax

4. What do the men find that occupies their time?
(a) A deck of cards
(b) A magazine
(c) A record player
(d) A barrel of whiskey

5. What is the seal blubber used for?
(a) Bait
(b) Tent floors
(c) Cooking
(d) Candles

Short Answer Questions

1. How much personal gear can each man take?

2. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?

3. Who works on the ship's three boats?

4. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?

5. What occurs in October 1915?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men get the gigantic leopard seal?

2. Why do the men struggle with getting the sledges across the ice?

3. What do the men do after they realize that the Endurance is trapped in the ice?

4. What is the weather like while the Endurance is trapped in the ice?

5. What is the experience like for the men as they trek with the sledges?

6. What does Shackleton decide to do in December? What leads to this decision?

7. What do the men salvage off the Endurance?

8. In preparation for the attempted trek to Paulet Island, how do the men prepare?

9. What experience does Shackleton have as an explorer?

10. What pieces of land do the men get relatively close to on the ice floe?

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