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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. Who is Higgins?
(a) Aubrey's valet.
(b) The third mate.
(c) Maturin's nominal assistant.
(d) The cook.

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

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

4. From where are live eels supposedly removed?
(a) The grain bags.
(b) The brains of the crew.
(c) The bilge.
(d) The intestines of the crew.

5. What does Maturin do with the blood from the crew?
(a) Uses it to trap mosquitoes.
(b) Throws it out.
(c) Uses it to catch several large sharks.
(d) Uses it to create an antidote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maturin and Martin do after readying for their next assignment?

2. What is HMS Danaë carrying?

3. What island does the Surprise sail past?

4. What does the crew think Jonah will do?

5. What kind of ship is the Surprise?

(see the answer key)

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