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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name given to the event of a harpooned whale dragging a boat at high speeds?
(a) Nantucket speeder.
(b) Nantucket sleigh ride.
(c) Nantucket pull through.
(d) Nantucket drag along.

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

3. When does the Essex sail towards the Galapagos Islands in Chapter 4?
(a) October 2.
(b) September 12.
(c) October 22.
(d) September 22.

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

5. Whose boat had the least amount of people in it as the crew divides for its trip in Chapter 6?
(a) Pollard.
(b) All of the boats had the same amount of people.
(c) Chase.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How experienced is Benjamin Lawrence in harpooning whales?

2. When did ships from Nantucket first start rounding Cape Horn?

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

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

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

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