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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away in sailing distance from the Essex is the Offshore Ground in Chapter 7?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Four days.

2. If the Essex returns with sufficient product, how much money is Thomas Nickerson expecting to make from the trip?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred and fifty dollars.

3. Who persuades Pollard to sail to Chile or Peru instead of the Society Islands?
(a) No one.
(b) Only Joy.
(c) Only Chase.
(d) Chase and Joy.

4. While repairing the Essex's leak, what else do the men gather in Chapter 4?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Tortoises.
(d) Snakes.

5. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to their rank.
(b) According to how many whales they have killed.
(c) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.
(d) According to their time at sea for each trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which country's coast is the Dauphin traveling when it spots the smaller boat?

2. How much water is each man given per day as the crew attempts to make it to land in Chapter 7?

3. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

4. How many miles does it take the crew to set and trim the sails of the Essex?

5. Which of the following is not taken by the crew as the Essex sinks in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the first whale of the trip is sighted?

2. How successful is the Essex off the coast of Peru?

3. What modifications are made to the whale boats in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. How is the Essex described in Chapter 1?

5. How do two whales escape from Chase's boat in the beginning of Chapter 5?

6. What troubles is the Essex having at Cape Horn and off the coast of Chile?

7. How does the crew initially respond to the sinking of the Essex?

8. How is Nantucket described in Chapter 1?

9. What is unusual about the sperm whale that surfaces unexpectedly in Chapter 5?

10. What happens when the Essex tries to leave Nantucket?

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