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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which weapon does Pollard choose to keep for himself as Chapter 6 ends?
(a) Musket.
(b) Shotgun.
(c) Knife.
(d) Pistol.

2. How much can sperm whales weigh?
(a) Sixty tons.
(b) Six hundred pounds.
(c) Twelve hundred tons.
(d) Twelve hundred pounds.

3. What happens when Chase's boat attempts to approach a whale on November 16?
(a) The whale is wounded, but not killed.
(b) The whale emerges underneath the boat.
(c) The whale drags the boat for several miles.
(d) The whale outruns the boat.

4. In what year does the story take place in?
(a) 1810.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1821.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Thomas Nickerson when he first boards the Essex?

2. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

3. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

4. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?

5. Which one of the Galapagos Islands is the crew of the Essex on when they discover a leak in the ship?

(see the answer key)

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