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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the flock of birds to fly over the blockade?
(a) Strong winds.
(b) Strange currents.
(c) An insect hoarde.
(d) A cold front.

2. 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.

3. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?
(a) Throw them overboard.
(b) Kick and stomp on them.
(c) Capture them in cages.
(d) Kill them for food.

4. What does Yeats say will ruin him?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Tobacco spit.
(d) Impressments.

5. How does Maturin protect Yeats?
(a) He puts him in the brig.
(b) He gives him the early shift.
(c) He declares him medically unfit.
(d) He assigns him as his assistant.

6. What does Aubrey call his biggest burden as a captain?
(a) The crew.
(b) All the paperwork.
(c) His seasickness.
(d) A storm.

7. What is Babbington's title in the Navy?
(a) Captain.
(b) General.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Corporal.

8. 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.

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

10. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?
(a) It used to be his ship.
(b) He likes Latham.
(c) He knows it will have brought mail.
(d) It means relief for his ship.

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

12. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?
(a) The Ionian region.
(b) The Baltic region.
(c) The Mediterranean region.
(d) The French region.

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

14. What is the nick-name of the Worcester?
(a) The Trap.
(b) One of the Forty Thieves.
(c) The Avenger.
(d) The Bait and Thief.

15. Why is Maturin called away from the trip?
(a) To accompany Thornton to land.
(b) To get medical attention.
(c) For some political discussion.
(d) For some training.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maturin called away to?

2. What happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?

3. Where is Graham specifically educated about?

4. What is Maturin's occupation?

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

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