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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 many days worth of food does Chase's boat have at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.
2. How does Aaron Paddack respond to Pollard's story as Chapter 12 ends?
(a) He ignores it.
(b) He only believes some of it.
(c) He does not believe it.
(d) He writes it down.
3. How common was cannibalism among sailors that are shipwrecked during the time the book takes place?
(a) It is rarely done.
(b) It is never done.
(c) It is unknown.
(d) It is widespread.
4. In which region of Chile are Chase, Nickerson, and Lawrence on February 25?
(a) Tarapaca.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Valparaiso.
(d) Los Rios.
5. How many men choose to stay on the island at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?
2. What type of fish surround Chase's boat in Chapter 8?
3. What does Pollard do the night before leaving the island in Chapter 9?
4. According to the Epilogue, what year is it when a sperm whale washes up on the beaches of Nantucket?
5. Which New Bedford whaling ship is Herman Melville on when he meets Chase's son?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Chase's initial opinion about staying on the island in Chapter 9?
2. What does Chase put in each boat before leaving Henderson Island and why?
3. How do the men confuse the name of the island they have found in Chapter 9?
4. What difficulties is Chase's boat having in Chapter 11?
5. How does Chase choose the events to include in a book about the Essex?
6. What is the crew concerned about as it sees land in the beginning of Chapter 9?
7. What does the exhibit for the Essex at the Whaling Museum feature?
8. How does Pollard's boat become separated from Hendricks' boat?
9. How has has the town of Nantucket changed since the nineteenth century?
10. How do the boats get separated in Chapter 10?
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