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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aubrey spend a small fortune on for the ship?
(a) New guns.
(b) Water barrels.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) New uniforms.

3. What forces the Worcester to leave the blockade?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A court ruling.
(c) A battle.
(d) A storm.

4. What causes the fear of the Jemmapes after they are fired on?
(a) The flag being flown.
(b) The loud boom.
(c) The eery silence.
(d) The colored sparks.

5. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?
(a) He seems friendly.
(b) He is still angry with Aubrey.
(c) He has seen this man before.
(d) He has no nautical skill.

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

7. How does the narrator describe Maturin?
(a) Routine.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Introverted.
(d) All of these.

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

9. What does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?
(a) Interviews the crew.
(b) Inspects every room.
(c) Inventories all the provisions.
(d) Takes a long sleep.

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

11. Why does Aubrey spend a small fortune of his own money on something for the ship?
(a) So he can sail according to Navy restrictions.
(b) So the crew can practice shooting.
(c) So they look the part.
(d) So he can rest easy.

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

13. What causes a crew member to be so disobedient to the order about the birds?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He is angry.

14. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?
(a) Somers.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Dundas.
(d) Mowett.

15. What does Thornton talk to Maturin about during their visit together?
(a) Politics.
(b) How the blockade is working.
(c) Aubrey's health.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey dislike about his father?

2. How does Maturin's wife describe his habits?

3. What hits Maturin on the head?

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

5. What is Babbington's ship called?

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