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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction do the winds blow from in the trades for seventy percent of the year?
(a) Southeast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Northeast.
(d) Southwest.

2. Where is the Pearl headed with Pollard on board two months after the accident at the French Frigate Shoals?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Portland.
(d) Boston.

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

4. Which New Bedford whaling ship is Herman Melville on when he meets Chase's son?
(a) Ann Alexander.
(b) California.
(c) Dartmouth.
(d) Acushnet.

5. 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.

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

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

8. After being rescued by the Dauphin, how many captains join Pollard for dinner at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

9. Who is in Pollard's boat towards the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Coffin, Ramsdell, and Ray.
(b) Coffin and Ramsdell, but not Ray.
(c) Ray and Ramsdell, but not Coffin.
(d) Coffin and Ray, but not Ramsdell.

10. Contrary to what the men think, what island are they actually on in Chapter 9?
(a) Ducie Island.
(b) Henderson Island.
(c) Pitcairn Island.
(d) Oeno Island.

11. When does Pollard avert potential disaster after crashing into the French Frigate Shoals?
(a) February of 1823.
(b) February of 1832.
(c) September of 1832.
(d) September of 1823.

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

13. After realizing they are too far south to reach Easter Island, how far away is the next group of islands?
(a) Eight hundred miles off the coast of Chile.
(b) Five hundred miles off the coast of Chile.
(c) Eight hundred miles off the coast of Peru.
(d) Five hundred miles off the coast of Peru.

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

15. What happens to Hendricks' boat on January 14?
(a) It capsizes.
(b) It starts leaking.
(c) It catches fire.
(d) It runs out of provisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not a whale ship that the Hero encounters on its way to Chile?

2. Which one of the following is not done when Joy dies?

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

4. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?

5. What happens to Chase before he dies?

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