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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After having little luck off the coast of Chile, where does the Essex begin experiencing some success?
(a) Off the coast of Argentina.
(b) Off the coast of Colombia.
(c) Off the coast of Uruguay.
(d) Off the coast of Peru.

2. How long is the huge whale that appears off the port bow in Chapter 5?
(a) Seventy- five feet long.
(b) Eighty- five feet long.
(c) Sixty -five feet long.
(d) Ninety- five feet long.

3. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to their time at sea for each trip.
(b) According to how many whales they have killed.
(c) According to their rank.
(d) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.

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

5. When does the Essex sail towards the Galapagos Islands in Chapter 4?
(a) October 2.
(b) October 22.
(c) September 22.
(d) September 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. While repairing the Essex's leak, what else do the men gather in Chapter 4?

2. Which of the following is not included in the list of troubles that the bad weather causes for the Essex in Chapter 4?

3. How old is Captain George Pollard, Jr. when he boards the Essex in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name given to the event of a harpooned whale dragging a boat at high speeds?

5. What do Pollard and Daniel Russell, the captain of the Aurora, discuss in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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