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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When do Chase, Lawrence, and Nickerson arrive in Nantucket?
2. Whose ideas is it to repair the bottom of the boat by holding a hatchet against the plank from underwater?
3. What do the men begin losing on their first morning on the island?
4. What time of the day do the men observe the latitude of their trip in Chapter 10?
5. Which one of the following is not a whale ship that the Hero encounters on its way to Chile?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Hendricks' boat?
2. How does Pollard's boat become separated from Hendricks' boat?
3. How has has the town of Nantucket changed since the nineteenth century?
4. How does Chase's boat deal with a shark attack?
5. What difficulties is Chase's boat having in Chapter 11?
6. What leads to the rescue of Chase's boat?
7. How do the men confuse the name of the island they have found in Chapter 9?
8. What is Chase's initial opinion about staying on the island in Chapter 9?
9. What request does Joy have before dying in Chapter 10?
10. What happens at the end of Chapter 11 when lots are drawn in Pollard's boat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Preface, a general background of whaling is provided by Philbrick.
1) Describe the purpose of the Preface and the literary reasons for the information it includes.
2) Explain why sailors from Nantucket hunted whales and how the whales are typically killed.
3) Analyze the sperm whales as they are presented in the Preface along with why they are specifically targeted by whalers.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze three possible theories about why the whale might have attacked the Essex. Use the book to reference the sources of these theories and the reasons behind them. Also, explain which one you think is the most logical and why.
Essay Topic 3
Philbrick chooses to begin the story with the Dauphin's rescue of Pollard's boat. Use the book as a reference to discuss the reasons why he selects this particular event as the starting point. Also, include a description of the rescue and an analysis of the other facts about the upcoming tragedy that Philbrick discloses in the Preface.
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