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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 does Yeats say will ruin him?
(a) Impressments.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Tobacco spit.
(d) Salt water.

2. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?
(a) Somers.
(b) Mowett.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Dundas.

3. What causes the flock of birds to fly over the blockade?
(a) Strange currents.
(b) An insect hoarde.
(c) A cold front.
(d) Strong winds.

4. What about Graham is said to be nearly perfect?
(a) His judgement.
(b) His linguistic skills.
(c) His strategy.
(d) His memory.

5. How does Maturin feel about Aubrey?
(a) They were enemies in the past.
(b) They are complete opposites.
(c) They are co-workers.
(d) They are best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey's title in the Navy?

2. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?

3. Who gets mad about the treatment of the birds that land on the ship?

4. Why is Maturin called away from the trip?

5. What kind of patient is Maturin?

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