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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sailor Billy threatened in chapter 14 react to Billy in chapter 15?
(a) He refuses to look Billy in the eye.
(b) He is very aggressive.
(c) He is timid.
(d) He is very friendly.

2. Where is Billy confined in chapter 24?
(a) Between two guns.
(b) In the brig.
(c) In the captain's stateroom.
(d) In the cargo hold.

3. In chapter 15, what does Billy think he should report to the captain?
(a) A possible fight.
(b) His behavior.
(c) A possible mutiny.
(d) The changing weather.

4. Who is responsible for the tricks being played on Billy?
(a) Red Whiskers.
(b) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.
(c) John Claggart.
(d) The Dansker.

5. What is a "cat's paw"?
(a) Slang for an anchor.
(b) The joint between the mainsail and the topsail.
(c) A person who does another's dirty work.
(d) A part of a cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of personal life does Captain Vere lead?

2. What does Billy threaten to do to the sailor in chapter 14?

3. Which country is described as ruling the seas?

4. Why does the crew assemble together in chapter 25?

5. How do the other sailors react to Claggart in chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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