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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do scholars speculate might have caused the whale to attack the Essex?
(a) The yelling of the men while attempting to kill another whale.
(b) The boat's attack on other whales that are observed by the large whale.
(c) The clicking sound that Chase makes while repairing his boat.
(d) The whale is territorial and protecting its waters.

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

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

4. In what direction does the wind shift, allowing the boats to sail towards Peru?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

5. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?
(a) One mile.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) One foot.
(d) Ten feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long is it in between whale sightings in Chapter 3?

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

5. When is Pollard's boat sighted again in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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