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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What month is it when the island of St. Mary's is sighted off the coast of Chile in Chapter 4?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

3. How much water do the men collect on December 23?
(a) Ten liters.
(b) Ten gallons.
(c) Twenty liters.
(d) Twenty gallons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What island do the men initially think they have found in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Which of the following is not taken by the crew as the Essex sinks in Chapter 5?

3. What is Chase's first inclination upon arriving at the island in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Joy request to be transferred to the captain's boat when he is close to dying?

5. What do the men use in Chapter 10 to figure out their longitude?

(see the answer key)

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