North Sun: Or, The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How does Leander explain the fate of the Dromo’s oil cargo in his conversation with Lovejoy and Thule? (from Chapters 9 – 11)

He says the barrels are crushed or opened during a fever and the oil is poured back into the sea.

He reports that a storm sinks the ship with all the oil still aboard.

He claims that Ashley’s agents arrive first and reclaim every cask.

He says the cargo is safely buried in a cache beneath the depot floor.

2.

What mission does Ashley give Arnold Lovejoy at the start of the novel? (from Chapters 1 – 4)

He transports Sarah and their child to a safer port.

He searches for a rumored new whaling ground in the South Pacific.

He sails north to find Benjamin Leander and recover what remains of the Dromo.

He escorts a convoy of merchant ships across the Atlantic.

3.

What condition does Sarah’s young son suffer from when she returns home from the docks? (from Chapters 5 – 8)

He is frail, refuses to eat, and can barely walk or speak.

He is healthy but refuses to speak to his grandparents.

He is blind but otherwise robust and energetic.

He runs wildly through the house and breaks furniture.

4.

Why does Lovejoy agree to take the Ashley commission despite his family’s wishes? (from Chapters 1 – 4)

He feels bound by duty and fears a purposeless life onshore.

He hopes to start a new family in another country.

He plans to steal the Esther and sell it for profit.

He wants to escape criminal charges in New Bedford.

5.

How does Thule recover the Ashley heirloom from Leander? (from Chapters 9 – 11)

He kills Leander and cuts open his body to remove the golden egg from his stomach.

He discovers it hidden in a chest beneath the bunk.

He finds it frozen into the ice outside the depot door.

He convinces Leander to sell it in exchange for passage home.

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