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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the men begin losing on their first morning on the island?

3. What happens to Hendricks' boat on January 14?

4. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 13, where is the whale ship from that Chase later sails with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lawrence repair the leak in Chase's boat?

2. How are Wright, Weeks, and Chappel rescued from Henderson Island?

3. What does the exhibit for the Essex at the Whaling Museum feature?

4. How does Cole die in Chapter 12?

5. How does Pollard's whaling career end, and how is he remembered?

6. How does Chase's boat deal with a shark attack?

7. What idea does Pollard have for sailing out of the calm winds in Chapter 8?

8. What does Chase put in each boat before leaving Henderson Island and why?

9. What leads to the rescue of Chase's boat?

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 11 when lots are drawn in Pollard's boat?

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