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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Kesegaran agree to carry a message?
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Batavia.
(d) Tahiti.

2. What does Maturin find when he goes to gather the nests?
(a) Some Chinese children gathering the nests.
(b) The nests had all been put to the torch by the attackers.
(c) He cannot find them again.
(d) A wounded Dyak.

3. Who is William Grimshaw?
(a) The quartermaster for the ground forces.
(b) A lieutenant on board.
(c) A sailor who becomes good friends with Killick.
(d) The accountant for the Governor.

4. Who does Maturin spy one morning when he wakes up?
(a) What he thinks is an angel.
(b) A Dyak woman.
(c) A pirate.
(d) A French privateer approaching the bay.

5. Who is Fox's clerk?
(a) Stafford.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of their ship that wrecked?

2. To where does the junk take the British sailors?

3. Why do several new men join the crew?

4. What does much of Chapter 3 offer?

5. How long does it take to repulse the attackers?

(see the answer key)

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