View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position will Tom Pullings work on Surprise?
(a) First mate.
(b) Coxswain.
(c) Captain's stewart.
(d) Rigger.

2. What happens to Padeen's hand?
(a) It is broken.
(b) It is injured and burned.
(c) It is bit by a rat.
(d) It is cut off when caught between two ropes.

3. Who suspects Maturin has an addiction?
(a) Martin.
(b) Padeen.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Aubrey.

4. Where are the people on Merlin who are not the crew being taken?
(a) England.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

5. What kind of addiction does Maturin have?
(a) Peyote seeds.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ship is Merlin?

2. In what capacity does Maturin generally sail?

3. What position did the two men in question #42 have in England?

4. What seems to help weld the crew together?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 192 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample