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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. Which one of the following is not included in the museum's exhibit of the Essex?
(a) Twine.
(b) A list of the crew.
(c) Signatures.
(d) The ship's truck.

2. How long after the sinking of the Essex is Chase's account of the ordeal available as a book?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) Almost exactly a year.
(c) Less than six months.
(d) Almost exactly two years.

3. How much money does each member of the Constellation give to the recovery of Chase, Nickerson, and Lawrence?
(a) Two dollars and fifty cents.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) One dollar and fifty cents.
(d) One dollar.

4. On what day does Pollard reach St. Mary's Island?
(a) February 23.
(b) February 20.
(c) February 22.
(d) February 21.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chase encounter at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What type of rock produces a spring for the men on December 22?

3. On January 26, how many men are in Chase's boat?

4. When do the men attempt to row out of the winds in Chapter 8?

5. When is Pollard's boat sighted again in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chase prevent the crew from stealing food in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. How is Pollard's boat rescued?

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

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

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

9. How does Pollard's boat become separated from Hendricks' boat?

10. How does Chase choose the events to include in a book about the Essex?

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