2. Where does Aubrey recruit some dozen of the new sailors on the Surprise?
(a) An insane asylum.
(b) A penal colony.
(c) Other ships.
(d) The local bars.

3. What is Midshipman Hollom's situation on Gibraltar?
(a) In the brig.
(b) Works for the Fieldings.
(c) Penniless.
(d) Supervises a refit project for the Celebration.

4. What is Horner's position on board Surprise?
(a) Gunner's mate.
(b) Cook's mate.
(c) Second deck mate.
(d) Lookout.

5. What does Maturin do pro bono?
(a) Performs surgery for local indigents.
(b) Sends specimens to the British Naturlist Society.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Gathers intelligence for the British.

6. Why does Aubrey need a schoolteacher?
(a) He has no need of a school teacher.
(b) He is ferrying a group of families to the West Indies.
(c) He has many young midshipmen.
(d) He is bringing two of his sons on board for his next assignment.

7. With whom do the Fieldings meet socially?
(a) Hollister.
(b) Martinique.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Phipps.

8. Where is Surprise to meet the HMS Danaë?
(a) Near Haiti.
(b) Near Newfoundland.
(c) Near Buenos Aires.
(d) Near Boston.

9. Where is Surprise docking?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) Boston.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) Near London.

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

11. What island does the Surprise sail past?
(a) None; they are out in the open seas.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Madeira.

12. Why is Nagel lashed?
(a) He lies about his duty.
(b) He is rude to one of the wives on board.
(c) He steals another crew's rations.
(d) He is insolent to Hollom.

13. What does Aubrey feel compelled to do concerning Hollom?
(a) Report to Admiral Stearns about Hollom's incompetence.
(b) Give him some money.
(c) Fight a duel for him.
(d) Offer him a position aboard Surprise.

14. What do Maturin and Martin do after readying for their next assignment?
(a) Research local diseases.
(b) Catch up on their sleep.
(c) Observe the local flora and fauna.
(d) Open a free clinic for a few days.

15. Why does Horner seek a consultation with Maturin?
(a) To cure his impotence.
(b) To ask Maturin to care for his wife if something happens to him.
(c) To talk about Hollom flirting with his wife.
(d) To ask sexual advice.