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

2. Where is the Pearl headed with Pollard on board two months after the accident at the French Frigate Shoals?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Boston.
(d) Portland.

3. Which direction is Chase's boat floating in Chapter 11?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

4. After realizing they are too far south to reach Easter Island, how far away is the next group of islands?
(a) Eight hundred miles off the coast of Peru.
(b) Five hundred miles off the coast of Chile.
(c) Eight hundred miles off the coast of Chile.
(d) Five hundred miles off the coast of Peru.

5. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?
(a) He transfers them to his chest.
(b) He sleeps with a loaded pistol.
(c) He threatens to decrease the portions for anyone that has too much.
(d) He puts an arm or leg across them as he sleeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Pollard's Nantucket house become in modern times?

2. Which ship's captain makes arrangements to rescue the remaining Essex members on Henderson Island?

3. What island do the men initially think they have found in the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. How many people are waiting for Pollard as he returns to Nantucket on August 5?

5. How long does the northwesterly breeze hold for before switching to the east-northeast in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 11 when lots are drawn in Pollard's boat?

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

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

9. How does Lawrence repair the leak in Chase's boat?

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

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