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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) Fifteen hundred miles.
(b) One thousand miles.
(c) Twenty five hundred miles.
(d) Two thousand miles.

2. What discovery does the crew make on November 26?
(a) They are sailing parallel to South America.
(b) They are sailing towards South America.
(c) They sailed past South America.
(d) They are very close to South America.

3. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

4. What is the mood of the men on November 26?
(a) Delirious.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

5. On what night do Pollard's boat and Hendricks' boat become separated?
(a) January 28.
(b) January 29.
(c) February 2.
(d) February 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

4. Whose idea is it to stop keeping track of the longitude in Chapter 7?

5. Due to starvation and lack of clothes, what illness are the men vulnerable to in the cold rain?

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