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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 long does Joy spend on the captain's boat before returning to his own boat and dying?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How much evidence of favoritism is there by the Nantucketers in ensuring their survival?
(a) A moderate amount.
(b) None.
(c) A substantial amount.
(d) Very little.

3. When does Pollard's boat disappear in Chapter 8?
(a) The night of December 10.
(b) The morning of December 9.
(c) The night of December 9.
(d) The morning of December 10.

4. What day does Richard Peterson choose to die?
(a) January 20.
(b) January 18.
(c) January 17.
(d) January 19.

5. Which New Bedford whaling ship is Herman Melville on when he meets Chase's son?
(a) Acushnet.
(b) Ann Alexander.
(c) Dartmouth.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?

2. What does Chase do as Nickerson and Lawrence prepare to bury Cole?

3. What do the men do with Cole when he begins ranting incoherently?

4. Why is the arrival of Chase, Lawrence, and Nickerson in Nantucket unexpected in Chapter 13?

5. When does Pollard avert potential disaster after crashing into the French Frigate Shoals?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What difficulties is Chase's boat having in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What discovery do the men in Chase's boat make while trying to combat the heat?

9. What is the difference in the way Pollard and Chase are received when they return to Nantucket?

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

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