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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Joy spend on the captain's boat before returning to his own boat and dying?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two hours.

2. When do Chase, Lawrence, and Nickerson arrive in Nantucket?
(a) June 11.
(b) April 11.
(c) May 11.
(d) July 11.

3. What is the first thing that the captain and crew of the Dauphin notice when they see the smaller boat?
(a) A fire.
(b) A flag.
(c) The men on the ship.
(d) The bones on the ship.

4. How many miles does it take the crew to set and trim the sails of the Essex?
(a) More than eleven.
(b) More than nine.
(c) Less than nine.
(d) More than ten.

5. Unknown to the crew in Chapter 9, how many miles away from the island is a community with food and water?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the first concern that the men have about the island they find?

4. Why is the arrival of Chase, Lawrence, and Nickerson in Nantucket unexpected in Chapter 13?

5. What type of rock produces a spring for the men on December 22?

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