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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper that includes the article about the Marquesas before the ship sets sail from Nantucket?
(a) New Bedford Mercury.
(b) New Bedford Community News.
(c) New Bedford Gazette.
(d) New Bedford Standard Times.

2. What does the Aurora bring for the crew of the Essex?
(a) Sailors and boats.
(b) More weapons.
(c) Letters from home.
(d) More food.

3. How long do the officers think it will take the crew to reach either Chile or Peru?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three months.

4. How is the whale towed back to the ship after it is killed in Chapter 3?
(a) On its back.
(b) Head first.
(c) Tail first.
(d) On its side.

5. What do scholars speculate might have caused the whale to attack the Essex?
(a) The boat's attack on other whales that are observed by the large whale.
(b) The whale is territorial and protecting its waters.
(c) The yelling of the men while attempting to kill another whale.
(d) The clicking sound that Chase makes while repairing his boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?

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

3. Where is the first whale spotted in Chapter 3?

4. After stopping at the Cape Verde Islands in Chapter 3, how many spare whale boats does the Essex now have?

5. According to the Preface, what is the primary reason for whale hunting?

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