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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 dislike about his father?
(a) His debt.
(b) All of these.
(c) His political impropriety.
(d) His treatment of his new wife.

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

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

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

5. What is Maturin's occupation?
(a) Banker.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?

2. What do the crew dislike most about the Worcester?

3. How does the narrator describe Maturin?

4. What hits Maturin on the head?

5. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?

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