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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

2. What word best describes the first camp?

3. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?

4. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

5. What is the temperature in June?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many boats does the ship have? What do the men do to the boats?

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

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

5. What is life like in the camps?

6. What leads the men to take to the boats?

7. How does Shackleton pay for his expedition?

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

9. What concerns the men about their camp on the ice floe?

10. What happens to the Endurance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the dangers the men faced on the expedition? Give examples from the book that illustrate these dangers. What do you feel was the greatest threat to the men? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Identify three characteristics of a leader. Do you think Shackleton exhibits these characteristics? Use examples from the book to show that Shackleton either does or does not exhibit the characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

Was Shackleton's expedition a success or failure? Why? Was Shackleton himself a success or failure for the expedition? Back up your answer using examples from the book.

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