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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey dislike about his father?
(a) His treatment of his new wife.
(b) All of these.
(c) His political impropriety.
(d) His debt.

2. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Parson.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Shipmate.

3. Who is England at conflict with in this book?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

4. What kind of people will the Worcester deliver to destinations?
(a) Admirals.
(b) Businessmen.
(c) Parsons.
(d) Soldiers.

5. What hits Maturin on the head?
(a) A cannon.
(b) A block of wood.
(c) A brick.
(d) A water barrel.

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

7. How does Maturin protect Yeats?
(a) He puts him in the brig.
(b) He declares him medically unfit.
(c) He gives him the early shift.
(d) He assigns him as his assistant.

8. What keeps Maturin away from home for long periods of time?
(a) His job with the Navy.
(b) His publishing tours.
(c) His scientific studies.
(d) His bouts of sickness.

9. How many guns are on the Jemmapes?
(a) 64.
(b) 58.
(c) 88.
(d) 74.

10. How does Maturin's wife describe his habits?
(a) Fastidious.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Obnoxious.
(d) Strange.

11. 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.

12. What kind of patient is Maturin?
(a) Impatient and angry.
(b) Scared and nervous.
(c) Patient and kind.
(d) Loud and painful.

13. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Beller.
(d) Bach.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders the crew to leave the birds alone?

2. What has earned the Worcester its nick-name?

3. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?

4. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

5. What does the crew of the Jemmapes fear when Aubrey fires on them?

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