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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the Galapagos Islands is the crew of the Essex on when they discover a leak in the ship?
(a) Hood Island.
(b) Culpepper Island.
(c) Tower Island.
(d) Barrington Island.

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

3. How far off the coast of New England is Nantucket located?
(a) Forty- three miles.
(b) Twenty- four miles.
(c) Forty- two miles.
(d) Thirty- four miles.

4. How far away are the Marquesas from where the crew is in Chapter 6?
(a) Twelve hundred miles.
(b) Two thousand miles.
(c) Twenty- two hundred miles.
(d) One thousand miles.

5. As described in Chapter 3, what does each whale boat contain?
(a) A mate, a boat steerer, and oarsmen.
(b) A boatsteerer and oarsmen.
(c) A mate and oarsmen.
(d) A mate and a boat steerer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who persuades Pollard to sail to Chile or Peru instead of the Society Islands?

2. After stopping at the Cape Verde Islands in Chapter 3, how many spare whale boats does the Essex now have?

3. How many whale boats does the crew of the Essex lose after the first encounter with two whales in Chapter 3?

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

5. What month is it when the island of St. Mary's is sighted off the coast of Chile in Chapter 4?

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