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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many whale boats does the crew of the Essex lose after the first encounter with two whales in Chapter 3?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. What do Pollard and Daniel Russell, the captain of the Aurora, discuss in Chapter 4?
(a) The remaining time of the Essex's trip.
(b) The remaining time of the Aurora's trip.
(c) The discovery of a new whaling ground.
(d) The discovery of other whaling boats off the coast.

3. How long does it take the Essex to round Cape Horn in Chapter 4?
(a) One month.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

4. How old is Thomas Nickerson when he first boards the Essex?
(a) Fifteen years old.
(b) Fourteen years old.
(c) Sixteen years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

5. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?
(a) 1695.
(b) 1653.
(c) 1635.
(d) 1659.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the story take place in?

2. How many men are in the small boat when it is first mentioned in the preface?

3. How many men normally would attempt to approach, harpoon, and kill the whale?

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

5. What shape are the sails of the Essex?

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