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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After stopping at the Cape Verde Islands in Chapter 3, how many spare whale boats does the Essex now have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. Who is in Pollard's boat towards the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Coffin and Ray, but not Ramsdell.
(b) Coffin, Ramsdell, and Ray.
(c) Coffin and Ramsdell, but not Ray.
(d) Ray and Ramsdell, but not Coffin.

5. Where is the first whale spotted in Chapter 3?
(a) After Buenos Aires.
(b) Just before Rio De Janeiro.
(c) At Buenos Aires.
(d) Halfway between Rio De Janeiro and Buenos Aires.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the frustrations grow on the Essex, what complaint do the men bring to Pollard at the end of Chapter 3?

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

3. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?

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

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

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