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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is it in between whale sightings in Chapter 3?
(a) Several months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several days.
(d) Several hours.

2. On December 13, how many nautical miles do the men think they are away from reaching the light variable winds they need?
(a) At least three hundred.
(b) At least four hundred.
(c) Less than one hundred.
(d) Less than two hundred.

3. As described in Chapter 1, what does the sighting of a comet indicate?
(a) There will be good weather for the next month.
(b) There will be good weather for the next year.
(c) Something unusual is going to happen.
(d) Something horrible is going to happen.

4. If the Essex returns with sufficient product, how much money is Thomas Nickerson expecting to make from the trip?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Two hundred and fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) One hundred and fifty dollars.

5. What happens when Chase's boat attempts to approach a whale on November 16?
(a) The whale is wounded, but not killed.
(b) The whale drags the boat for several miles.
(c) The whale emerges underneath the boat.
(d) The whale outruns the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before his first whale kill, how many large mammals did Nickerson kill on Nantucket?

2. How are sailors paid?

3. What is the crew hoping for as they enter the Offshore Grounds?

4. When the men are close enough to attack the whale, what is used in order to pierce its vital organs?

5. How old is Thomas Nickerson when he first boards the Essex?

(see the answer key)

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