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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 drag along.
(c) Nantucket sleigh ride.
(d) Nantucket pull through.

2. Why does Chase hesitate to attack the giant whale when it resurfaces on the starboard after the collision?
(a) He is afraid because of the size of the whale.
(b) He is ordered to halt by Pollard.
(c) There are no weapons nearby.
(d) He is worried the tail will destroy the steering device.

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

4. Before his first whale kill, how many large mammals did Nickerson kill on Nantucket?
(a) None.
(b) An average amount.
(c) Many.
(d) Very few.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?

3. How old is Captain George Pollard, Jr. when he boards the Essex in Chapter 2?

4. How much does the huge whale that appears off the port bow in Chapter 5 weigh?

5. How long is the huge whale that appears off the port bow in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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