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1.What did the crew call Ernest Shackleton?
"captain"
"chief"
"Erine"
"boss"


2.What kind of sleeping bags did the men on the lifeboat have?
reindeer-skin
wool
down
cotton


3.Why did the men have to strain the water from their drinking kegs?
It was full of rice.
It was full of reindeer hair from their sleeping bags.
It was full of bugs.
It was full of dirt from the long trip over land.


4.What was the name of the captain of Endurance, the ship that originally sailed from London?
Shackleton
Crean
Churchill
Worsley


5.How many months after the lifeboat sailed from Elephant Island did Shackleton return for his men?
four months
three months
five months
twelve months

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