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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 Babbington's title in the Navy?
(a) Admiral.
(b) Captain.
(c) Corporal.
(d) General.

2. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?
(a) Patience.
(b) Hair.
(c) Humor.
(d) Malice.

3. Where is the Jemmapes from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) France.

4. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?
(a) Have patience with him.
(b) Throw dinner parties.
(c) Read his writing out loud.
(d) Dress herself.

5. Why do birds land on the ship?
(a) They need food.
(b) They need a rest.
(c) They think the mast is a tree.
(d) They see water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?

2. What is Maturin's first name?

3. What kind of birds flocks over the blockade?

4. Who is badly injured after the run-in with the Jemmapes?

5. What does Mowett scold Maturin for on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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