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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?
(a) He puts an arm or leg across them as he sleeps.
(b) He threatens to decrease the portions for anyone that has too much.
(c) He sleeps with a loaded pistol.
(d) He transfers them to his chest.

2. How do the other men try to locate Pollard's boat after it disappears?
(a) They return to the last place they saw Pollard.
(b) They retrace the route that Pollard was on.
(c) They call out.
(d) They shoot flares.

3. What allows a sperm whale the ability to survive a head on collision with a boat?
(a) It's head is shaped like a battering ram.
(b) It's speed makes it impervious to the impact.
(c) It's body is designed to absorb tremendous shock.
(d) It's tail acts as a stabilizer to minimize the impact.

4. Why is it difficult for the men to row in Chapter 8?
(a) They are too weak.
(b) They are rowing against the wind.
(c) They are not getting enough sleep.
(d) It is too hot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much water is each man given per day as the crew attempts to make it to land in Chapter 7?

2. What type of fish surround Chase's boat in Chapter 8?

3. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?

4. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?

5. What does the whale do after hitting the Essex below the anchor in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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