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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the story take place in?
(a) 1810.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1821.

2. How long is it in between whale sightings in Chapter 3?
(a) Several days.
(b) Several months.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several hours.

3. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?
(a) New, big, and lucky.
(b) New, small, and lucky.
(c) Old, small, and lucky.
(d) Old, big, and lucky.

4. How far have the men rescued by the Dauphin been sailing at the end of the Preface?
(a) Fifty- five hundred nautical miles.
(b) Forty- five hundred nautical miles.
(c) Twenty- five hundred nautical miles.
(d) Thirty- five hundred nautical miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

2. What is Nickerson's response to the captain's approach in introducing himself to the crew?

3. On which country's coast is the Dauphin traveling when it spots the smaller boat?

4. What time does Chase order the men to prepare the ship for whaling in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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