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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 do the crew not want to deliver people to destinations?
(a) They have less food to eat.
(b) Admirals will be watching their every move.
(c) Their ship is already too crowded.
(d) Parsons bring bad luck.

2. What is the name of Maturin's wife?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Diana.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Dorothy.

3. Who is England at conflict with in this book?
(a) India.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey's title in the Navy?

2. What kind of patient is Maturin?

3. What do the officers gossip about while at the first stop?

4. What does Aubrey spend a small fortune on for the ship?

5. How does the narrator describe Maturin?

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