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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mitchell's title in the Navy?
(a) Commander.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Captain.
(d) General.

2. What kind of birds flocks over the blockade?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Quail.
(c) Crows.
(d) Cranes.

3. What is Aubrey's main personal problem?
(a) He is losing his memory.
(b) He is deep in debt.
(c) His wife is sick.
(d) He has a terminal disease.

4. Who gets mad about the treatment of the birds that land on the ship?
(a) Martin.
(b) Thornton.
(c) Graham.
(d) Aubrey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey dislike about his father?

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

3. Where is the Worcester heading after leaving England?

4. Why does someone get mad about how the crew treats the birds that land on the ship?

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

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