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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Cole die?
(a) February 7.
(b) February 9.
(c) February 10.
(d) February 8.

3. What has Pollard's Nantucket house become in modern times?
(a) A library.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) A gift shop.
(d) A museum.

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

5. At what Peruvian Port does Pollard meet Charles Wilkes?
(a) Callao.
(b) Bayovar.
(c) Talara.
(d) Payta.

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

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

8. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?
(a) He sleeps with a loaded pistol.
(b) He transfers them to his chest.
(c) He puts an arm or leg across them as he sleeps.
(d) He threatens to decrease the portions for anyone that has too much.

9. How long does Pollard wait before being taken home on the Two Brothers?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

10. What do the men in Chase's boat discover attached to the bottom of it on December 14?
(a) Crayfish.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Barnacles.

11. What do the men on Henderson Island think the gunshot is when it is fired in Chapter 13?
(a) A falling rock.
(b) An attack.
(c) A falling tree.
(d) Thunder.

12. What does Chase encounter at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Porpoises and a whale.
(b) A shark, porpoises, and a whale.
(c) A shark and porpoises.
(d) A shark and a whale.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do with Cole when he begins ranting incoherently?

2. How does Aaron Paddack respond to Pollard's story as Chapter 12 ends?

3. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?

4. How common was cannibalism among sailors that are shipwrecked during the time the book takes place?

5. Unknown to the crew in Chapter 9, how many miles away from the island is a community with food and water?

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