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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. On January 26, how many men are in Chase's boat?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.
2. Who is the first person chosen at the end of Chapter 11 when the lot is drawn?
(a) Ramsdell.
(b) Pollard.
(c) Ray.
(d) Coffin.
3. What museum acquires the skeleton of the whale found in the Epilogue?
(a) The Kendall Whaling Museum.
(b) The Nantucket Whaling Museum.
(c) The New Bedford Whaling Museum.
(d) The Cape Cod Maritime Museum.
4. How do the other men try to locate Pollard's boat after it disappears?
(a) They call out.
(b) They return to the last place they saw Pollard.
(c) They retrace the route that Pollard was on.
(d) They shoot flares.
5. On what day does Pollard reach St. Mary's Island?
(a) February 21.
(b) February 20.
(c) February 23.
(d) February 22.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Pollard's boat disappear in Chapter 8?
2. What do the men begin losing on their first morning on the island?
3. Why does Joy request to be transferred to the captain's boat when he is close to dying?
4. When is Pollard's boat sighted again in Chapter 8?
5. What direction do the winds blow from in the trades for seventy percent of the year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Chase's initial opinion about staying on the island in Chapter 9?
2. What happens to Chase at the end of his life?
3. What difficulties is Chase's boat having in Chapter 11?
4. What discovery do the men in Chase's boat make while trying to combat the heat?
5. How is Pollard's boat rescued?
6. What happens at the end of Chapter 11 when lots are drawn in Pollard's boat?
7. What request does Joy have before dying in Chapter 10?
8. Why does the crew decide to leave Henderson Island? Who chooses to stay?
9. How has has the town of Nantucket changed since the nineteenth century?
10. Why do the men resort to cannibalism in Chapter 11, and what is the irony of their situation?
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