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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 is used as a roof on the crude hut?
(a) The two boats
(b) Seal hides
(c) The sails
(d) Branches

2. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Rickenson
(b) Leeds
(c) Shackleton
(d) Orde-Lees

3. What direction do the men start out going after they leave Elephant Island?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) West
(d) North

4. Most of the men suffer from what?
(a) Influenza
(b) Scurvy
(c) Seal poisoning
(d) Frostbite

5. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?
(a) 497 days
(b) 569 days
(c) 613 days
(d) 321 days

Short Answer Questions

1. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?

2. When the men try to reach land the first time, how high are the breakers in the surf tide?

3. Which boat does Shackleton use for the escape attempt?

4. What happens to Blackboro?

5. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shackleton feel as the group sets out in the boat?

2. What is the approach to Elephant Island like?

3. What is the experience in the boats like for the men?

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

5. Who is chosen to go with Shackleton on the rescue attempt? Why is each person chosen?

6. Why does Shackleton decide to leave the island? Who does he consult with about the decision?

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

8. What do the men do in the time that they wait for Shackleton to return?

9. What do the men do to prepare for Shackleton's rescue attempt?

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

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