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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many whale boats does the crew of the Essex lose after the first encounter with two whales in Chapter 3?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

3. How many masts does the Essex have as it sets sail in Chapter 2?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?
(a) Seven thousand people.
(b) Five thousand people.
(c) Eight thousand people.
(d) Six thousand people.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Pollard informed to set sail?

4. Out of twenty men who witnessed the sinking of the Essex, how many total men survived?

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

(see the answer key)

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