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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Franklin and Surprise exchange when close enough?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Food.
(c) Trade goods.
(d) Carpentry materials.

2. How has Franklin's crew weathered the volcanic eruption?
(a) The entire crew except the owner and four others are dead.
(b) Some injuries and a couple of deaths.
(c) They were far enough away to suffer little effects.
(d) Many deaths and severe injuries.

3. Why do Martin and Maturin go aboard the Franklin?
(a) To resupply their medicines.
(b) To say burial services.
(c) To administer medical aid.
(d) They didn't go aboard the Franklin.

4. To where does Maturin want to travel?
(a) Boston.
(b) Egypt.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Peru.

5. What type of injury does West receive?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Smashed pelvis.
(c) Ash in his eyes.
(d) A head injury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the worst situation on Franklin?

2. How are the winds behaving by the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does Surprise's crew do about the two ships?

4. What does the British want to happen in South America?

5. How have the crew members of the Franklin acquired skin lesions?

(see the answer key)

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