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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Stephen told he will meet Mr. Dillon?
(a) At lunch
(b) As he reports for duty
(c) At the evening meal
(d) At breakfast

2. What causes tears to come to Jack's eyes when he is settled in the cross tree?
(a) Line of enemy ships in the sea
(b) Sinking of the Sophie
(c) Destruction of the Charlotte
(d) Perfect sky

3. What did Maturin accuse Jack of doing incorrectly during the concert?
(a) Singing the wrong lyrics
(b) Tapping out the beat
(c) Elbowing his neighbors inappropriately
(d) Making too much noise

4. Which of the following characters is the Commandant of all of the British Navy Captains stationed at Mahon?
(a) Aubrey
(b) Marshall
(c) Harte
(d) Maturin

5. Where is the setting as the novel opens?
(a) Music room aboard ship
(b) Governor's house in Mahon
(c) Music room in Minorca
(d) Hospital in the Balearic Islands

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the new twelve-pound guns?

2. What does Jack think the Moors did to make the cat ship a prize?

3. Which instrument did the Commandant's wife play?

4. What does Mr. Dillon read to the men at breakfast?

5. What does Jack compare the fish, birds and meteors to as he tries to convince Stephen to join him aboard ship?

(see the answer key)

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