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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. What does Maturin send to a Chinese junk?
(a) A stack of nests.
(b) A present.
(c) A child with a message.
(d) A peace offering.

2. Whose nests does Maturin find?
(a) Robins.
(b) Terns.
(c) Sea Eagles.
(d) Swifts.

3. For what is Grimshaw and Killick known?
(a) Strength.
(b) Their sword fighting ability.
(c) Surliness.
(d) Wit.

4. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?
(a) Sir Edumund Hexley.
(b) Edward Fox.
(c) John Duncan.
(d) Sir Joseph Wexler.

5. How had Fox behaved?
(a) Knowledgeable.
(b) Intrepid.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Increasingly irrational and haughty.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose are the bribes?

2. What does the captain of the force who assaults Aubrey's camp wear?

3. Why does Maturin collapse?

4. Where are the nests?

5. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?

(see the answer key)

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