The Hundred Days Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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

2. Who orders the crew to leave the birds alone?
(a) Graham.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Thornton.

3. Why does Maturin live away from his wife when he is in town?
(a) It is the fashion of the time.
(b) He chooses to do so.
(c) She has commanded him to.
(d) It saves them money.

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

5. What forces the Worcester to leave the blockade?
(a) A storm.
(b) A court ruling.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Maturin called away from the trip?

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

3. Who is England at conflict with in this book?

4. How does Thornton feel about ship visiting?

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

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