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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the crew of the Essex remain by the wrecked ship?
(a) Four nights.
(b) One night.
(c) Three nights.
(d) Two nights.

2. Which one of the Galapagos Islands is the crew of the Essex on when they discover a leak in the ship?
(a) Culpepper Island.
(b) Tower Island.
(c) Hood Island.
(d) Barrington Island.

3. If the Essex returns with sufficient product, how much money is Thomas Nickerson expecting to make from the trip?
(a) One hundred and fifty dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred and fifty dollars.

4. What does the Aurora bring for the crew of the Essex?
(a) More weapons.
(b) Sailors and boats.
(c) More food.
(d) Letters from home.

5. How far away are the Marquesas from where the crew is in Chapter 6?
(a) Twelve hundred miles.
(b) Twenty- two hundred miles.
(c) Two thousand miles.
(d) One thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when the island of St. Mary's is sighted off the coast of Chile in Chapter 4?

2. What shape are the sails of the Essex?

3. How long does it take the crew of the Essex to kill eleven whales in Chapter 4?

4. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pollard's boat respond to being attacked by a whale in Chapter 7?

2. How are the three whale boats divided and stocked for the trip at the end of Chapter 6?

3. How is the Essex attacked by the whale and what happens to the ship as a result?

4. What happens when the Essex meets the Aurora?

5. How is the Essex described in Chapter 1?

6. What well known island is part of the Society Islands and why should the crew have been aware of it?

7. What is done to the Essex in order to prepare it for the trip?

8. How does the crew of the Essex decide to sail towards South America instead of the Society Islands?

9. How do two whales escape from Chase's boat in the beginning of Chapter 5?

10. What events take place on Hood Island at the end of Chapter 4?

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