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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being damaged in the storm, who encourages Pollard to continue with the trip instead of returning to Nantucket?
(a) Only Joy.
(b) Chase and Joy.
(c) Nickerson and Joy.
(d) Only Chase.

2. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?
(a) Over half.
(b) Almost a quarter.
(c) Almost half.
(d) Over a quarter.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How is Pollard informed to set sail?

3. How far off the coast of New England is Nantucket located?

4. What surprises Nickerson about Chase while they are on the sea?

5. How much can sperm whales weigh?

(see the answer key)

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