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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. Where is Maturin called away to?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

2. How does Aubrey describe his mission on the Worcester as part of his career?
(a) A punishment.
(b) A suicide mission.
(c) A lesson in patience.
(d) A parenthesis.

3. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?
(a) Humor.
(b) Malice.
(c) Patience.
(d) Hair.

4. Why does Aubrey not want to sail on the Worcester?
(a) He knows it will get into danger.
(b) He thinks it is beneath him.
(c) He has been on it before.
(d) He wants to stay home.

5. What is the nick-name of the Worcester?
(a) The Bait and Thief.
(b) The Trap.
(c) The Avenger.
(d) One of the Forty Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do for the Navy?

2. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?

3. Why is Maturin called away from the trip?

4. What kind of people will the Worcester deliver to destinations?

5. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?

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