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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose boat had the least amount of people in it as the crew divides for its trip in Chapter 6?
(a) Joy.
(b) Chase.
(c) Pollard.
(d) All of the boats had the same amount of people.

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

3. What is the first thing that the captain and crew of the Dauphin notice when they see the smaller boat?
(a) The men on the ship.
(b) The bones on the ship.
(c) A fire.
(d) A flag.

4. Where is the first whale spotted in Chapter 3?
(a) Just before Rio De Janeiro.
(b) After Buenos Aires.
(c) Halfway between Rio De Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
(d) At Buenos Aires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 3, what does each whale boat contain?

2. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?

3. Why does Pollard choose the Society Islands as the crew's destination?

4. What is Nickerson's response to the captain's approach in introducing himself to the crew?

5. Which fictional novel was inspired by the sinking of the Essex?

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