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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. What does Maturin try to teach Graham about?
(a) Religion.
(b) Nautical elements.
(c) Science.
(d) British history.

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

3. What keeps Maturin away from home for long periods of time?
(a) His scientific studies.
(b) His bouts of sickness.
(c) His publishing tours.
(d) His job with the Navy.

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

5. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Miami.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Augusta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?

2. How does Maturin feel about Aubrey?

3. What is the nick-name of the Worcester?

4. Why does Rowan come aboard the ship?

5. How does the narrator describe Maturin?

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