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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?
(a) Patience.
(b) Humor.
(c) Malice.
(d) Hair.

2. How does Aubrey feel about Dundas?
(a) He hates him.
(b) He doesn't have strong feelings either way?
(c) He likes him.
(d) He distrusts him.

3. Who gets mad about the treatment of the birds that land on the ship?
(a) Thornton.
(b) Graham.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Martin.

4. Where is Aubrey commanded to go after he gets a new ship?
(a) A Persian harbor.
(b) The Ionian Region.
(c) London.
(d) The Indies.

5. Why does Thornton choose to go home after the conflict at the blockade?
(a) He lost the battle.
(b) He is too weary to continue.
(c) He has been ordered to do so.
(d) His contracted time at duty has lapsed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What forces the Worcester to leave the blockade?

2. What have the birds eaten that might be dangerous to the crew?

3. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?

4. What causes the flock of birds to fly over the blockade?

5. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?

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