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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wray constantly work to do?
(a) Support Maturin.
(b) Finding new species of plants in the West Indies.
(c) Ferret out double spies for British intelligence.
(d) Destroy Maturin.

2. What is Maturin's position on board the Surprise?
(a) Gunner's mate.
(b) First mate.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) First Officer.

3. Who commands Surprise?
(a) Captain Hollom.
(b) Captain Fielding.
(c) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(d) Captain Stephen Maturin.

4. Whom does Maturin observe trying to flirt with Mrs. Horner?
(a) Hollom.
(b) Coleman.
(c) Martin.
(d) No one.

5. What happens to several of Aubrey's officers?
(a) They are ill.
(b) They retire.
(c) They desert.
(d) They are promoted onto other ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Maturin make of Aubrey concerning his friend?

2. Why does Maturin find Allen's conversation interesting?

3. Who recognizes Aubrey and Maturin on the ship the Surprise encounters?

4. What friend does Maturin encounter on shore?

5. Whom does the crew consider a Jonah?

(see the answer key)

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