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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

2. 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.

3. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?
(a) In the late afternoon.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In the morning.
(d) At night.

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

5. How much water do the men collect on December 23?
(a) Twenty liters.
(b) Ten gallons.
(c) Twenty gallons.
(d) Ten liters.

6. How do the other men try to locate Pollard's boat after it disappears?
(a) They shoot flares.
(b) They return to the last place they saw Pollard.
(c) They retrace the route that Pollard was on.
(d) They call out.

7. Which Chilean island is three hundred miles away from Chase's boat in Chapter 12?
(a) Juan Fernandez.
(b) Tierra del Fuego.
(c) Easter Island.
(d) Wollaston.

8. How many days worth of food does Chase's boat have at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

9. How far way is the sail when Lawrence sees it in Chapter 12?
(a) Nine miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Seven miles.

10. How many people are waiting for Pollard as he returns to Nantucket on August 5?
(a) More than fifteen hundred.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Fifteen hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

11. What does the crew on Chase's boat choose to do in order to deal with the unbearable heat in Chapter 8?
(a) Drink more water.
(b) Build miniature fans in the boat.
(c) Hang over the edge of the boat.
(d) Sit behind the sails to be in the shade.

12. In which region of Chile are Chase, Nickerson, and Lawrence on February 25?
(a) Los Rios.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Valparaiso.
(d) Tarapaca.

13. On what day does Pollard reach St. Mary's Island?
(a) February 20.
(b) February 23.
(c) February 22.
(d) February 21.

14. Whose ideas is it to repair the bottom of the boat by holding a hatchet against the plank from underwater?
(a) Chase.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Pollard.
(d) Nickerson.

15. When is land finally spotted at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) December 16.
(b) December 19.
(c) December 17.
(d) December 18.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which New Bedford whaling ship is Herman Melville on when he meets Chase's son?

3. What does Pollard do the night before leaving the island in Chapter 9?

4. On December 13, how many nautical miles do the men think they are away from reaching the light variable winds they need?

5. On January 26, how many men are in Chase's boat?

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