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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. What begins to build up around the Endurance that worries the men?

2. What word best describes the first camp?

3. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?

4. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

5. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blackboro join the expedition?

2. What experience does Shackleton have as an explorer?

3. What happens as the ship approaches Vahsel Bay?

4. Why do the men struggle with getting the sledges across the ice?

5. What happens to the Endurance?

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

7. What do the men salvage off the Endurance?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the trek over the mountains that Shackleton and two crew members take. What obstacles did they face? Why do you think Shackleton chose trekking over the mountains? Would you have made the same choice? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The expedition has various encounters with animals throughout the events. Why are animals an important part of the events of the book? What dangers do the animals present? What benefits do the animals present? Do you agree with the decisions made by the expedition in regards to the animals present/encountered? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The expedition's ship is named the Endurance. How does this name come to symbolize the events of the expedition? In what ways did the men "endure?" Are there any areas or times in which the men did not "endure?" Use examples from the book to back up your answers.

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