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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?
(a) 1695.
(b) 1653.
(c) 1659.
(d) 1635.

2. While repairing the Essex's leak, what else do the men gather in Chapter 4?
(a) Tortoises.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Iguanas.
(d) Lizards.

3. Where is the first whale spotted in Chapter 3?
(a) At Buenos Aires.
(b) Halfway between Rio De Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
(c) Just before Rio De Janeiro.
(d) After Buenos Aires.

4. Why does Pollard choose the Society Islands as the crew's destination?
(a) They are closer.
(b) He has friends that live there.
(c) They are safer.
(d) He has been there before.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Aurora bring for the crew of the Essex?

2. How many men are in the small boat when it is first mentioned in the preface?

3. As the frustrations grow on the Essex, what complaint do the men bring to Pollard at the end of Chapter 3?

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

5. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

(see the answer key)

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