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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears and is injured?
(a) Hollom.
(b) Mrs. Horner.
(c) Horner.
(d) Higgins.

2. What does Surprise encounter and capture?
(a) A British Indiaman ship.
(b) A French whaler.
(c) A British whaler.
(d) An American whaler.

3. What does Aubrey do when Maturin tells him what the crew is discussing?
(a) Aubrey says they will never find Higgins by now and has Horner arrested.
(b) They search the ship for Higgins.
(c) Shrugs and says sometimes the crew has to solve things among themselves.
(d) They take Horner to the infirmary and arrest Higgins.

4. Why is Maturin furious when Aubrey turns to the open seas?
(a) He thinks the crew needs some shore time.
(b) He had wanted to go ashore on the Galapagoes.
(c) He wanted to gather some fruit to prevent scurvy.
(d) He is not upset.

5. To whom does Aubrey turn over Danaë to sail home?
(a) Hollom.
(b) Mowett.
(c) Pullings.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Higgins continue to do?

2. How does this acquaintance help the Surprise?

3. What is wrong with the whalers who join Surprise's crew?

4. Where does Surprise sail?

5. What becomes evident as the days pass?

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