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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is HMS Danaë carrying?
(a) A hold full of coffee.
(b) A large cache of weapons.
(c) A hold full of liberated slaves.
(d) Gold in iron chests.

3. What friend does Maturin encounter on shore?
(a) Reverend John Jells.
(b) Reverend Mr. Brierly.
(c) Reverend Mr. Martin.
(d) None.

4. Why does Maturin find Allen's conversation interesting?
(a) Maturin once was on a vessel captured by pirates.
(b) He loves natural history.
(c) His father was a whaler.
(d) Maturin wonders about the claims about the Bermuda Triangle.

5. From where are earwigs supposedly removed?
(a) The ears of crew members.
(b) The noses of crew members.
(c) The brains of crew members.
(d) The heart of crew members.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dundas?

2. When does Maturin bleed the entire crew?

3. What monumental task must Aubrey undertake?

4. Whom does the crew consider a Jonah?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What letter does Maturin receive and how does he answer it, and what is hinted at concerning the disposition of the letter?

2. What problems develop in sick berth?

3. What is wrong with the Danaë, and what does Aubrey do?

4. With whom does Aubrey meet in Gibraltar and what is the rumor about him and Mrs. Fielding?

5. What does Horner confront Maturin about and what is Maturin's response?

6. What beside crew members will be on Surprise and is this normal?

7. Who is Dundas and what does he suggest to Aubrey?

8. What does Aubrey have to do before setting sail after the Norfolk and why?

9. How do Maturin and Aubrey react differently to the information Allen is offering?

10. What happens when the Surprise encounters the outrigger with the Polynesian women?

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