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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?
(a) Loss of blood.
(b) Bad stitches.
(c) Spells of dizzyness.
(d) An infection.

2. What does Aubrey call his biggest burden as a captain?
(a) All the paperwork.
(b) His seasickness.
(c) The crew.
(d) A storm.

3. Who is badly injured after the run-in with the Jemmapes?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Barrett.
(d) Mettow.

4. How does Thornton feel about ship visiting?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) He encourages it.
(c) He does not like it.
(d) He says it depends on which ships do it.

5. What does Maturin do for the Navy?
(a) He is a secret agent.
(b) All of these.
(c) He is a cartographer.
(d) He is a sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey's first name?

2. What is Aubrey's main personal problem?

3. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?

4. What does Maturin's wife like to do?

5. What causes the flock of birds to fly over the blockade?

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