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

2. What do the crew dislike most about the Worcester?
(a) She is slow.
(b) She is leaky.
(c) She is moldy.
(d) She is old.

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

4. Why does Maturin live away from his wife when he is in town?
(a) He chooses to do so.
(b) It is the fashion of the time.
(c) She has commanded him to.
(d) It saves them money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?

3. Where is the Jemmapes from?

4. What has earned the Worcester its nick-name?

5. What does Aubrey do at the first stop the Worcester makes?

(see the answer key)

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