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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the huge whale that appears off the port bow in Chapter 5 weigh?
(a) Fifty tons.
(b) Sixty tons.
(c) Eighty tons.
(d) Seventy tons.

2. On January 26, how many men are in Chase's boat?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. Why does Pollard think that backtracking to the Galapagos Islands is impossible in Chapter 6?
(a) Because of the waves around the islands.
(b) Because of the wind direction.
(c) Because of the distance.
(d) Because of the uncertainty of how to get back to them.

4. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

5. Out of twenty men who witnessed the sinking of the Essex, how many total men survived?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chase do as Nickerson and Lawrence prepare to bury Cole?

2. How long does the crew of the Essex remain by the wrecked ship?

3. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

4. What do scholars speculate might have caused the whale to attack the Essex?

5. As described in the Preface, in which ocean are the whales hunted?

(see the answer key)

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