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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 the ship, Merlin, they encounter in Chapter 3?
(a) A French privateer.
(b) A British frigate.
(c) A Spanish merchant ship.
(d) An American privateer.

2. How does Martin feel about Maturin's request?
(a) Uncertain.
(b) Ambiguous.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Enthusiastic.

3. What is it about the crew Aubrey has that is unusual?
(a) It is all one nationality.
(b) None of them are criminals.
(c) It has a Frenchman on it.
(d) It is a picked crew.

4. What do Maturin and Aubrey discuss when Maturin comes to Aubrey's house?
(a) Maturin's wife.
(b) The ship Diane.
(c) Padeen's opium habit.
(d) Aubrey's wife.

5. Who did Aubrey tell Tom Pullings to bar from coming aboard?
(a) A red-haired woman.
(b) An admiral.
(c) Chris Hardings.
(d) Rudy Umber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the two men from question # 42 not in England?

2. Where does Aubrey return in Chapter 5?

3. What does Maturin ask Nathaniel to do?

4. Why does Aubrey care what the men did to Surprise?

5. What type of people make up much of the residents in Shelmerston?

(see the answer key)

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