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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do the officers think it will take the crew to reach either Chile or Peru?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Four months.

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

3. Whose ideas is it to repair the bottom of the boat by holding a hatchet against the plank from underwater?
(a) Pollard.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Nickerson.
(d) Chase.

4. What direction do the winds blow from in the trades for seventy percent of the year?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Northeast.
(c) Southeast.
(d) Southwest.

5. How do the other men try to locate Pollard's boat after it disappears?
(a) They return to the last place they saw Pollard.
(b) They call out.
(c) They shoot flares.
(d) They retrace the route that Pollard was on.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much can sperm whales weigh?

2. How long does it take the whale to revive after the collision before preparing to ram the boat again?

3. What animals are used as food to help the crew stay alive in Chapter 9?

4. What happens to Hendricks' boat on January 14?

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

(see the answer key)

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