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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. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?
(a) 230
(b) 100
(c) 140
(d) 35

2. How far does the boat travel in the first six days?
(a) 547 miles
(b) 60 miles
(c) 104 miles
(d) 238 miles

3. What do the men see when the fog lifts?
(a) A large ice floe
(b) A whale
(c) A glacier
(d) Land

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

5. What surrounds the beach on the island?
(a) Ice floes
(b) Jungle
(c) Vertical cliffs
(d) Rivers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the camp on Elephant Island known as?

2. Why is Elephant Island named what it is?

3. What date is assigned as an improbable return date for Shackleton?

4. What happens to Blackboro?

5. How fast does the crew estimate their speed to be through the Drake Passage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men experience as they go through Drake Passage?

2. What is the landing like on South Georgia Island?

3. How do the men spend their time in the boat as they try to reach South Georgia Island?

4. What is the condition of the men as they land on shore?

5. What do the men do after they land at Elephant Island?

6. What is the condition of the men once they reach South Georgia Island?

7. How does Shackleton organize the watch on the boat?

8. What types of weather do the men face as they try to reach South Georgia Island?

9. What is the beach and island like that the men land on? How do the men feel about it?

10. What do the men think about their chance of rescue through Shackleton's attempt?

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