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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 has the boarding house that Nickerson owned become in modern times?
(a) A parking garage.
(b) A shopping mall.
(c) A hotel.
(d) An office building.

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

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

4. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At night.
(d) In the late afternoon.

5. Where do the men sleep during their first night on the island in Chapter 9?
(a) On rocks.
(b) In their boats.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joy request to be transferred to the captain's boat when he is close to dying?

2. What does the crew on Chase's boat choose to do in order to deal with the unbearable heat in Chapter 8?

3. Why is it difficult for the men to row in Chapter 8?

4. How many days after leaving the sunken Essex is Chase's boat rescued by the Indian?

5. On January 26, how many men are in Chase's boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Hendricks' boat?

(see the answer keys)

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