The Wager - Chapter 15 Quiz

What did Cheap plan to do with the boat?

Question Answer Choices Sail to the nearest port for help. Take his company to the designated meeting place to look for Anson. Use it to escape to a nearby island. Fish for food to sustain the camp.

What did Cheap and Bulkeley eventually lead?

Question Answer Choices Supply gathering groups. Exploration teams. Navigation committees. Armed factions.

Who did Bulkeley and the other man try to convince to return?

Question Answer Choices Richard Cummins and Edward Cheap. Henry Byron and Thomas Cozens. James Mitchell and William Oram. John Narborough and David Anson.

What did Bulkeley give to Cheap outlining his plan?

Question Answer Choices A paper signed by most of the men. A letter of support from Byron. A detailed map of the route. A list of necessary supplies.

What did Bulkeley ask Byron to borrow?

Question Answer Choices A map of the island. A journal to record their journey. A compass for navigation. A book by John Narborough.

What did Cummins accuse Cheap of?

Question Answer Choices Hiding important navigation tools. Sabotaging the boat repair efforts. Being the reason they were stuck on the island. Stealing supplies from the camp.

What did Cheap dream of doing with the boat?

Question Answer Choices Heading up toward the meeting place near Chiloe and capturing a trading vessel. Sailing directly to England. Exploring the coast of South America. Trading goods with local inhabitants.

What was Cummins' idea for the longboat?

Question Answer Choices To transform it into a defensive fortification against rival factions. To use it as a fishing vessel to provide food for the camp. To turn it into a kind of ark that would be large and sturdy enough to get them off the island. To convert it into a signal tower to attract passing ships.

What was Bulkeley's plan for the ark?

Question Answer Choices To use the ark to explore nearby islands for resources. To navigate to the Caribbean and find a ship to take them back to England. To sail directly to Cape Horn and then to the nearest port. To take the ark through the Strait of Magellan, head up to Brazil, and then back to England.