View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ship is having trouble keeping up with the rest of the fleet?
(a) The Ringle.
(b) The Bellona.
(c) The Loon.
(d) The Thames.

2. What does Maturin think may be wrong with him?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) A cold.
(d) Dengue fever.

3. What does Maturin hear Padeen Coleman doing with Brigid?
(a) Playing peekaboo.
(b) Teaching her Irish.
(c) Teaching her numbers.
(d) Playing hide and seek.

4. What does Maturin give the person he first visits?
(a) A dried beetle specimen.
(b) His will.
(c) A new set of violin strings.
(d) A ring.

5. To what does Stephen admit when he asks a favor of Jack?
(a) That Stephen has received orders from naval intelligence.
(b) That Aubrey will do most anything for Maturin.
(c) That Stephen's mission is personal.
(d) That Stephen already knows what Aubrey's orders are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name does Stephen think is mentioned in the message?

2. What is Barham Down?

3. What does the Ringle find when it arrives at The Berlings?

4. Where is Maturin almost overtaken while riding?

5. What does Mr. Whewell describe for Jack and Stephen?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 257 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample