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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men use in Chapter 10 to figure out their longitude?
(a) Latitude, a log line, and a compass.
(b) Only latitude and a compass.
(c) Only latitude and a log line.
(d) Only a log line and a compass.

2. As described in the Preface, in which ocean are the whales hunted?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Indian.
(c) Atlantic.
(d) Arctic.

3. What discovery does the crew make on November 26?
(a) They sailed past South America.
(b) They are sailing towards South America.
(c) They are sailing parallel to South America.
(d) They are very close to South America.

4. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?
(a) Five thousand people.
(b) Six thousand people.
(c) Eight thousand people.
(d) Seven thousand people.

5. How many men normally would attempt to approach, harpoon, and kill the whale?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction do the winds blow from in the trades for seventy percent of the year?

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

3. How long does Joy spend on the captain's boat before returning to his own boat and dying?

4. How many men choose to stay on the island at the end of Chapter 9?

5. What does Chase do as Nickerson and Lawrence prepare to bury Cole?

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