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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dundas suggest to Aubrey?
(a) To take on Mr. Allen as sailing master.
(b) To take on Mr. Allen as surgeon's assistant.
(c) To retire.
(d) To take on Mr. Fielding as sailing master.

2. What good news does Surprise receive?
(a) USS Constitution has been captured.
(b) French navy lost a huge battle recently.
(c) Dutch merchants are running from the Americans.
(d) USS Norfolk is behind schedule.

3. Who is Mr. Wray?
(a) A French spy.
(b) Maturin's oldest and best friend.
(c) A retired British lawyer.
(d) A special ops undercover British agent.

4. Of what does Maturin purchase a large quantity?
(a) Vampire bats.
(b) Aspirin bark.
(c) Laudenum.
(d) Coca leaves.

5. Why do whaling ships have prominent crow's nests?
(a) To be able to bombard the whale from a goodly height.
(b) To signal other ships that a particular whale is a ship's find.
(c) To facilitate spotting whales.
(d) To balance the ship when a whale carcass is attached.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Ives say about the USS Norfolk?

2. Why is São Francisco mentioned?

3. What is running low on the ship?

4. From where are live eels supposedly removed?

5. What does Wray constantly work to do?

(see the answer key)

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