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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. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?

2. What does McNeish do to the three boats?

3. What occurs in October 1915?

4. What camp is located almost back to Ocean Camp?

5. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Shackleton decide to do in December? What leads to this decision?

3. How does Shackleton pay for his expedition?

4. The men begin to notice that the ice is affecting the Endurance. What is occurring and how is the Endurance affected?

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

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

7. What happens to the Patience Camp ice floe?

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

9. What happens to the Endurance?

10. How do the men deal with the food shortages?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What preparations did Shackleton and his men make for the conditions that they would face in Antarctica? Do you think these preparations were adequate? Why or why not? What other preparations would you make if you were in charge of the expedition?

Essay Topic 2

How do the men deal with the endless waiting during the expedition? What specific actions do they take to lessen the mental and physical effects of this? Why do you think that waiting took such a heavy toll on the crew? How do you think you would react in a similar situation?

Essay Topic 3

What was life like on Elephant Island for the crew? What did they do to make like more bearable? How do you think they felt about being on the island? Use specific examples from the book to back up your answers.

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