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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 common was cannibalism among sailors that are shipwrecked during the time the book takes place?
(a) It is never done.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) It is widespread.
(d) It is rarely done.

2. What time of the day do the men observe the latitude of their trip in Chapter 10?
(a) Eight o'clock in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Eight o'clock in the evening.

3. What year is it when Chapter 12 begins?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1813.

4. Due to starvation and lack of clothes, what illness are the men vulnerable to in the cold rain?
(a) Hypothermia.
(b) Urticaria.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Bronchitis.

5. What do the men use in Chapter 10 to figure out their longitude?
(a) Only a log line and a compass.
(b) Only latitude and a log line.
(c) Latitude, a log line, and a compass.
(d) Only latitude and a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Pearl headed with Pollard on board two months after the accident at the French Frigate Shoals?

2. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?

3. At what Peruvian Port does Pollard meet Charles Wilkes?

4. What happens to Hendricks' boat on January 14?

5. How long is it after avoiding the Society Islands in fear of cannibalism that the crew resorts to it for survival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery do the men in Chase's boat make while trying to combat the heat?

2. How does Chase's boat deal with a shark attack?

3. How do the boats get separated in Chapter 10?

4. How is Pollard's boat rescued?

5. What request does Joy have before dying in Chapter 10?

6. What is Chase's initial opinion about staying on the island in Chapter 9?

7. How are Wright, Weeks, and Chappel rescued from Henderson Island?

8. What idea does Pollard have for sailing out of the calm winds in Chapter 8?

9. What leads to the rescue of Chase's boat?

10. What happens to Chase at the end of his life?

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