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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. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Dundas.
(c) Mowett.
(d) Somers.

2. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?
(a) Bach.
(b) Beller.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Beethoven.

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

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

5. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?
(a) Corporal.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Senior Lieutenant.
(d) Major.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Maturin's occupation?

3. How does Maturin feel about Aubrey?

4. What does Yeats say will ruin him?

5. Where will Aubrey go if he refuses the post on the Worcester?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Martin convince people to not hurt the birds?

2. What is the Worcester's nickname, and why?

3. What kind of illness does Aubrey battle while Maturin is away?

4. Why does Aubrey choose to captain the Worcester even though he doesn't want to?

5. What ship is Aubrey given after the Worcester is declared unseaworthy, and why?

6. Why does Aubrey avoid Maturin when he first comes aboard the ship?

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

8. Why does Aubrey refuse to fire on the French ship anchored in the harbor?

9. Why is Maturin rarely at home?

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

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