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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. After being rescued by the Dauphin, how many captains join Pollard for dinner at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. Who is the first person chosen at the end of Chapter 11 when the lot is drawn?
(a) Ray.
(b) Coffin.
(c) Ramsdell.
(d) Pollard.

3. How much water do the men collect on December 23?
(a) Twenty gallons.
(b) Ten gallons.
(c) Twenty liters.
(d) Ten liters.

4. At what Peruvian Port does Pollard meet Charles Wilkes?
(a) Talara.
(b) Payta.
(c) Bayovar.
(d) Callao.

5. After being separated from Hendricks' boat, how far from the coast of South America is Pollard?
(a) Two thousand miles.
(b) Twenty five hundred miles.
(c) Fifteen hundred miles.
(d) One thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not something that Chase does in order to guard the provisions?

2. How common was cannibalism among sailors that are shipwrecked during the time the book takes place?

3. What year is it when Chapter 12 begins?

4. What is the first concern that the men have about the island they find?

5. What do the men use in Chapter 10 to figure out their longitude?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Hendricks' boat?

6. How does Cole die in Chapter 12?

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

8. How do the men confuse the name of the island they have found in Chapter 9?

9. How does Pollard's whaling career end, and how is he remembered?

10. What does Chase put in each boat before leaving Henderson Island and why?

(see the answer keys)

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