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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape are the sails of the Essex?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Circular.
(c) Square shaped.
(d) Triangular.

2. After seventeen days in the boats, how far have the men sailed at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) One thousand one hundred miles.
(b) Two thousand and one hundred miles.
(c) Fourteen hundred and eighty miles.
(d) Eight hundred and forty miles.

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

4. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Less than five hundred.
(c) Over two thousand.
(d) Over a thousand.

5. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?
(a) One foot.
(b) One mile.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Ten feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the crew hoping for as they enter the Offshore Grounds?

2. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?

3. How far away are the Marquesas from where the crew is in Chapter 6?

4. What happens when Chase's boat attempts to approach a whale on November 16?

5. How is Pollard informed to set sail?

(see the answer key)

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