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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 is Chase's first inclination upon arriving at the island in Chapter 9?
(a) To settle on the island permanently.
(b) To settle on the island for a few weeks.
(c) To leave immediately.
(d) To settle on the island for a few days.

2. How long does Pollard wait before being taken home on the Two Brothers?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Two months.

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

4. What direction do the winds blow from in the trades for seventy percent of the year?
(a) Southeast.
(b) Northeast.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Northwest.

5. What time is it on February 18 when Lawrence spots a sail?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) Eight p.m.
(c) Seven p.m.
(d) Seven a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much oil does Chase return with in 1836 on the Charles Carroll?

4. What do the men use in Chapter 10 to figure out their longitude?

5. On what night do Pollard's boat and Hendricks' boat become separated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Hendricks' boat?

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

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

6. How does Cole die in Chapter 12?

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

8. Why do the men resort to cannibalism in Chapter 11, and what is the irony of their situation?

9. Who attends the dinner on the night Pollard is rescued, and what does Pollard discuss with Aaron Paddack later that night?

10. How does Chase choose the events to include in a book about the Essex?

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