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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What forces the Worcester to leave the blockade?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A battle.
(c) A storm.
(d) A court ruling.

2. What causes a crew member to be so disobedient to the order about the birds?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is insane.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is hungry.

3. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Shipmate.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Parson.

4. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?
(a) The Mediterranean region.
(b) The Baltic region.
(c) The French region.
(d) The Ionian region.

5. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?
(a) He likes Latham.
(b) It means relief for his ship.
(c) He knows it will have brought mail.
(d) It used to be his ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?

2. How do the crew feel during the blockade duty?

3. How does Maturin protect Yeats?

4. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?

5. Where is Graham specifically educated about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What daring move does Aubrey make to defeat Mustapha at the end of the book?

2. What is Maturin's job?

3. How is Maturin wounded?

4. What does Aubrey think of Ismail Bey?

5. How is Somers a danger to the whole ship?

6. Please explain the relationship between Maturin and his wife.

7. What is the mission the Worcester has been sent on?

8. What is the political climate like in the Ionian Region at this time?

9. What destroys the Worcester in the end?

10. Why is a blockade duty so wearing on a ship and its crew?

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