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

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

3. Which two factions of the crew are doing well together?
(a) The old hands and those from the lunatic asylum.
(b) The ex-Defender factions and those from the lunatic asylum.
(c) All of them seem to be doing well together.
(d) The old hands and the ex-Defender factions.

4. What does Sir Ives say about the USS Norfolk?
(a) It is on a mission to enlist France's aid against the British.
(b) It is on a mission to destroy British whalers.
(c) It is prowling the waters of South America.
(d) It is stranded in Greenland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the Surprise been doing prior to docking here?

2. What is Horner's position on board Surprise?

3. What rumors once existed about Mrs. Fielding?

4. What information does Allen have about whales?

5. What good news does Surprise receive?

(see the answer key)

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