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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aubrey not want to sail on the Worcester?
(a) He knows it will get into danger.
(b) He has been on it before.
(c) He thinks it is beneath him.
(d) He wants to stay home.

2. What do the officers gossip about while at the first stop?
(a) What the mission will be.
(b) The personalities of the crew.
(c) All of these.
(d) Other officers.

3. Where will Aubrey go if he refuses the post on the Worcester?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A tropical trip.
(c) A care center.
(d) Debtor's prison.

4. Why does someone get mad about how the crew treats the birds that land on the ship?
(a) He is a naturalist.
(b) It makes a big mess.
(c) It is a huge distraction.
(d) They act without orders or permission.

5. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?
(a) Read his writing out loud.
(b) Have patience with him.
(c) Dress herself.
(d) Throw dinner parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin protect Yeats?

2. What do Aubrey and Dundas talk about when they hold a ship visit?

3. Why do birds land on the ship?

4. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?

5. How does Aubrey feel about Dundas?

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