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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name given to the event of a harpooned whale dragging a boat at high speeds?
(a) Nantucket pull through.
(b) Nantucket drag along.
(c) Nantucket speeder.
(d) Nantucket sleigh ride.

2. How does Pollard initially respond to the suggestion of drawing a lot in Chapter 11?
(a) He is skeptical, but agrees to listen.
(b) He threatens the person that suggests it.
(c) He refuses to listen to it.
(d) He thinks that it is a good idea.

3. Who is in Pollard's boat towards the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Coffin and Ramsdell, but not Ray.
(b) Coffin, Ramsdell, and Ray.
(c) Coffin and Ray, but not Ramsdell.
(d) Ray and Ramsdell, but not Coffin.

4. How is the whale towed back to the ship after it is killed in Chapter 3?
(a) On its back.
(b) Head first.
(c) On its side.
(d) Tail first.

5. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?
(a) One thousand miles.
(b) Fifteen hundred miles.
(c) Twenty five hundred miles.
(d) Two thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How experienced is Benjamin Lawrence in harpooning whales?

2. In what direction does the wind shift, allowing the boats to sail towards Peru?

3. What type of whale attacks Pollard's boat in Chapter 7?

4. How far away in sailing distance from the Essex is the Offshore Ground in Chapter 7?

5. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

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