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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Nickerson about Chase while they are on the sea?
(a) Chase does not appear to understand how a ship works.
(b) Chase has a mild-mannered approach to assigning tasks.
(c) Chase does not talk to anyone but the captain.
(d) Chase uses force to see that his orders are followed.

2. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.
(b) According to their time at sea for each trip.
(c) According to their rank.
(d) According to how many whales they have killed.

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

4. Which of the following is not included in the list of supplies that are loaded onto the Essex as it prepares for the journey in Chapter 1?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Food.
(d) Freshwater.

5. How many men normally would attempt to approach, harpoon, and kill the whale?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many whaleboats are loaded onto the Essex in Chapter 1?

2. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?

3. How long does the average hunt for a sperm whale take?

4. If the Essex returns with sufficient product, how much money is Thomas Nickerson expecting to make from the trip?

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

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