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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are in the small boat when it is first mentioned in the preface?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

2. How long are the shifts that each man serves on watching the decks during the evenings in Chapter 2?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two hours.

3. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) One foot.
(c) One mile.
(d) Ten feet.

4. What island do the men initially think they have found in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Pitcairn Island.
(b) Oeno Island.
(c) Henderson Island.
(d) Ducie Island.

5. Why does Joy request to be transferred to the captain's boat when he is close to dying?
(a) To die next to the captain.
(b) The captain's boat has more food.
(c) There is a doctor on the captain's boat.
(d) To die among Nantucketers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nickerson's response to the captain's approach in introducing himself to the crew?

2. What year is it when Chapter 12 begins?

3. What does Chase encounter at the end of Chapter 10?

4. How many masts does the Essex have as it sets sail in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Pollard think that backtracking to the Galapagos Islands is impossible in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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