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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?
(a) Two thousand miles.
(b) Twenty five hundred miles.
(c) One thousand miles.
(d) Fifteen hundred miles.

2. Who is the first person chosen at the end of Chapter 11 when the lot is drawn?
(a) Ray.
(b) Ramsdell.
(c) Pollard.
(d) Coffin.

3. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?
(a) He thinks that it is a good idea.
(b) He refuses to listen to it.
(c) He threatens the person that suggests it.
(d) He is skeptical, but agrees to listen.

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

5. Whose idea is it to stop keeping track of the longitude in Chapter 7?
(a) Nickerson.
(b) Joy.
(c) Pollard.
(d) Chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of the men on November 26?

2. What is the equivalent of the amount of food that each man is given in order to ration it for the trip?

3. How do the men on Pollard's boat respond to the whale's attack?

4. Which direction is Chase's boat floating in Chapter 11?

5. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?

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