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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?
(a) Over half.
(b) Over a quarter.
(c) Almost a quarter.
(d) Almost half.

3. When does Pollard's boat disappear in Chapter 8?
(a) The morning of December 9.
(b) The night of December 10.
(c) The night of December 9.
(d) The morning of December 10.

4. What month is it when the island of St. Mary's is sighted off the coast of Chile in Chapter 4?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) March.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the northwesterly breeze hold for before switching to the east-northeast in Chapter 10?

2. What do scholars speculate might have caused the whale to attack the Essex?

3. How many days after leaving the sunken Essex is Chase's boat rescued by the Indian?

4. What do the men on Henderson Island think the gunshot is when it is fired in Chapter 13?

5. How does Aaron Paddack respond to Pollard's story as Chapter 12 ends?

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