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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 does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?
(a) Glad
(b) Dismayed
(c) Relieved
(d) Uncertain
2. What do the men do after they arrive on South Georgia Island?
(a) Kill a seal for food
(b) Wash their clothes in a stream
(c) Find a brook and drink
(d) Create a hut
3. 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
4. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?
(a) Worsley
(b) Crean
(c) McNeish
(d) Vincent
5. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?
(a) Salt
(b) Seal blubber
(c) Mold
(d) Seaweed
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Blackboro lose?
2. How many men go with Shackleton on the escape attempt?
3. Who is left in charge of the remaining crew?
4. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
5. What does Shackleton do the first night after they leave Elephant Island?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Shackleton decide to leave the island? Who does he consult with about the decision?
2. How does Shackleton organize the watch on the boat?
3. Who is first on shore? Why?
4. What is the weather like as the men try to make it to Elephant Island?
5. What do the men think about their chance of rescue through Shackleton's attempt?
6. Why is the Drake Passage so dangerous?
7. What is the condition of the men once they reach South Georgia Island?
8. What is the landing like on South Georgia Island?
9. What types of weather do the men face as they try to reach South Georgia Island?
10. What do the men do in the time that they wait for Shackleton to return?
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