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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 is the Worcester crew made up of?
(a) Luckless sailors.
(b) All of these.
(c) Lunatics.
(d) Prisoners.

2. 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 he can rest easy.
(c) So the crew can practice shooting.
(d) So they look the part.

3. What hits Maturin on the head?
(a) A water barrel.
(b) A brick.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A block of wood.

4. What kind of patient is Maturin?
(a) Patient and kind.
(b) Loud and painful.
(c) Scared and nervous.
(d) Impatient and angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do for the Navy?

2. Why does Aubrey not want to sail on the Worcester?

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

4. What does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?

5. How does the narrator describe Maturin?

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