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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many whaleboats are loaded onto the Essex in Chapter 1?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. What do scholars speculate might have caused the whale to attack the Essex?
(a) The clicking sound that Chase makes while repairing his boat.
(b) The yelling of the men while attempting to kill another whale.
(c) The whale is territorial and protecting its waters.
(d) The boat's attack on other whales that are observed by the large whale.

3. As described in Chapter 3, what does each whale boat contain?
(a) A mate and a boat steerer.
(b) A mate and oarsmen.
(c) A mate, a boat steerer, and oarsmen.
(d) A boatsteerer and oarsmen.

4. How long is it in between whale sightings in Chapter 3?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several days.
(d) Several months.

5. Whose ideas is it to repair the bottom of the boat by holding a hatchet against the plank from underwater?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Pollard.
(c) Nickerson.
(d) Chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the whale do after hitting the Essex below the anchor in Chapter 5?

2. When does the loading of the Essex begin?

3. What happens when Chase's boat attempts to approach a whale on November 16?

4. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?

5. Before his first whale kill, how many large mammals did Nickerson kill on Nantucket?

(see the answer key)

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