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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey do at the first stop the Worcester makes?
(a) Drops off the first Parson.
(b) Fills up the cargo-hold.
(c) Gets a full crew.
(d) Gets the mission papers.

2. What is the Worcester crew made up of?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Luckless sailors.
(d) All of these.

3. Where is the Worcester heading after leaving England?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Baltic.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The Indies.

4. What kind of patient is Maturin?
(a) Scared and nervous.
(b) Patient and kind.
(c) Loud and painful.
(d) Impatient and angry.

5. Why do the crew not want to deliver people to destinations?
(a) Admirals will be watching their every move.
(b) They have less food to eat.
(c) Their ship is already too crowded.
(d) Parsons bring bad luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is England at conflict with in this book?

2. What is Aubrey's first name?

3. What does Yeats say will ruin him?

4. What keeps Maturin away from home for long periods of time?

5. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?

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