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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals are used as food to help the crew stay alive in Chapter 9?
(a) Birds and crabs.
(b) Only crabs.
(c) Neither birds nor crabs.
(d) Only birds.

2. How many days has it been since Pollard and Hendricks have lost sight of Chase's boat in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

3. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 13, where is the whale ship from that Chase later sails with?
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) Nantucket.
(c) New Bedford.
(d) Fairhaven.

4. What is the first concern that the men have about the island they find?
(a) It might not have food.
(b) It might not have water.
(c) It might be inhabited.
(d) It might be deserted.

5. What time is it on February 18 when Lawrence spots a sail?
(a) Seven a.m.
(b) Eight p.m.
(c) Eight a.m.
(d) Seven p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Chase, Lawrence, and Nickerson arrive in Nantucket?

2. When is Pollard's boat sighted again in Chapter 8?

3. Due to starvation and lack of clothes, what illness are the men vulnerable to in the cold rain?

4. Why is the crew concerned about the Marquesas?

5. When does the loading of the Essex begin?

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