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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the average hunt for a sperm whale take?
(a) One to two years.
(b) Six months to a year.
(c) Two to three years.
(d) One to two months.

2. What is the first thing that the captain and crew of the Dauphin notice when they see the smaller boat?
(a) A flag.
(b) A fire.
(c) The bones on the ship.
(d) The men on the ship.

3. How many miles does it take the crew to set and trim the sails of the Essex?
(a) More than ten.
(b) More than eleven.
(c) Less than nine.
(d) More than nine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the loading of the Essex begin?

3. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?

4. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

5. How many masts does the Essex have as it sets sail in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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