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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. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?
(a) Twenty five hundred miles.
(b) Fifteen hundred miles.
(c) One thousand miles.
(d) Two thousand miles.

2. What does Chase do as Nickerson and Lawrence prepare to bury Cole?
(a) He helps them.
(b) He instructs them.
(c) He stops them.
(d) He refuses to watch.

3. 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.

4. Who is the first person chosen at the end of Chapter 11 when the lot is drawn?
(a) Coffin.
(b) Pollard.
(c) Ramsdell.
(d) Ray.

5. Why is it difficult for the Surry to land on Henderson Island during the rescue of the men?
(a) The rain is too heavy.
(b) The coral is too dangerous.
(c) The boat is too damaged.
(d) The wind is too strong.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year is it when Chapter 12 begins?

3. At what Peruvian Port does Pollard meet Charles Wilkes?

4. How do the other men try to locate Pollard's boat after it disappears?

5. Which one of the following is not included in the museum's exhibit of the Essex?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has has the town of Nantucket changed since the nineteenth century?

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

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

4. How does Pollard's boat become separated from Hendricks' boat?

5. How does Chase prevent the crew from stealing food in Chapter 8?

6. Why does the crew decide to leave Henderson Island? Who chooses to stay?

7. What is the crew concerned about as it sees land in the beginning of Chapter 9?

8. What request does Joy have before dying in Chapter 10?

9. How do the men confuse the name of the island they have found in Chapter 9?

10. What is Chase's initial opinion about staying on the island in Chapter 9?

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