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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After seventeen days in the boats, how far have the men sailed at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Eight hundred and forty miles.
(b) Two thousand and one hundred miles.
(c) One thousand one hundred miles.
(d) Fourteen hundred and eighty miles.

2. How common was cannibalism among sailors that are shipwrecked during the time the book takes place?
(a) It is unknown.
(b) It is rarely done.
(c) It is never done.
(d) It is widespread.

3. Which direction is Chase's boat floating in Chapter 11?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

4. What is the equivalent of the amount of food that each man is given in order to ration it for the trip?
(a) Eight slices of bread.
(b) Eight slices of cheese.
(c) Six slices of cheese.
(d) Six slices of bread.

5. Before his first whale kill, how many large mammals did Nickerson kill on Nantucket?
(a) Very few.
(b) None.
(c) An average amount.
(d) Many.

Short Answer Questions

1. How experienced is Benjamin Lawrence in harpooning whales?

2. What is causing the thirst of the men on Chase's boat to become even worse in Chapter 7?

3. How much evidence of favoritism is there by the Nantucketers in ensuring their survival?

4. Who is the first person chosen at the end of Chapter 11 when the lot is drawn?

5. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?

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