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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. For what are the dogs used?
(a) Sledding
(b) Hunting seals
(c) Chasing away bears
(d) Meat

2. Why does Shackleton stop the men from retrieving the three seals that they kill?
(a) A polar bear is not far away
(b) The ice is too dangerous where the seals are
(c) He wants to get them himself
(d) He doesn't want them eating seal meat

3. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Prudhoe Bay
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Vahsel Bay
(d) Bay of Fundy

4. What word best describes the first camp?
(a) Miserable
(b) Old
(c) Exciting
(d) Warm

5. What is ever present in the camps?
(a) Excitement
(b) Warmth
(c) Safety
(d) Boredom

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

3. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?

4. What are the men able to salvage?

5. The shortages of food mean that the men have trouble with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Shackleton make that baffles the men? Why?

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

3. What do the men do after they abandon the Endurance?

4. What are the men like that Shackleton takes with him as the crew?

5. What experience does Shackleton have as an explorer?

6. What is life like in the camps?

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

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

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

10. What happens as the ship approaches Vahsel Bay?

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