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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Thomas Nickerson when he first boards the Essex?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

2. How is Pollard informed to set sail?
(a) He leaves according to the weather patterns.
(b) He is told directly by the owners of the ship.
(c) He receives a letter.
(d) He is told by a messenger.

3. How many days after leaving the sunken Essex is Chase's boat rescued by the Indian?
(a) Ninety- nine.
(b) Eighty- nine.
(c) One hundred and nine.
(d) One hundred and nineteen.

4. Which provisions does the crew of the Essex plan to purchase at the Azores?
(a) Vegetables and livestock.
(b) Vegetables, livestock, and weapons.
(c) Vegetables and weapons.
(d) Livestock and weapons.

5. What does Chase put in each boat at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A flat stone and leaves.
(b) Firewood and leaves.
(c) A flat stone, firewood, and leaves.
(d) A flat stone and firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. After seventeen days in the boats, how far have the men sailed at the end of Chapter 7?

2. When is land finally spotted at the end of Chapter 8?

3. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?

4. What do the men do with Cole when he begins ranting incoherently?

5. How many days worth of food does Chase's boat have at the start of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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