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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes how Stephen felt about the giant waves from the southeasterly storm?
(a) Overwhelmed
(b) Excited
(c) Terrified
(d) Surprised

2. For what was the cake that Stephen and the French captain shared intended?
(a) Stephen's birthday
(b) Baby's christening
(c) Wife's birthday
(d) Captain's birthday

3. How does Mrs. Harte feel about Jack's promotion?
(a) Scared
(b) Resigned
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Thrilled

4. What does Jack compare the fish, birds and meteors to as he tries to convince Stephen to join him aboard ship?
(a) Surgical prowess
(b) Music
(c) Strange and new people
(d) Prize money

5. How many died on the Dart during that battle?
(a) 1
(b) 29
(c) 13
(d)

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does practicing beat to quarters simulate?

3. About how far do the cannon balls fire across the ocean when fired?

4. Which of the following is a square hole beside the mast?

5. What is a polacre?

(see the answer key)

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