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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many men are marooned on an unnamed island?
(a) 157.
(b) 448.
(c) 54.
(d) 2000.

2. Where are the nests?
(a) In vast caves.
(b) In huge rubber trees.
(c) On the cliffs overlooking the ocean.
(d) Buried in the sand.

3. Why do the sailors find Kesegaran interesting?
(a) She strips naked when hiking.
(b) She wears European men's clothing.
(c) She is seven feet tall.
(d) She is sexually accomodating.

4. What suddenly lands on the beach?
(a) A whale.
(b) A vast war canoe.
(c) Pieces of the French privateer.
(d) A huge number of jelly fish.

5. What is the name of their ship that wrecked?
(a) HMS Shannon.
(b) HMS Leopard.
(c) HMS Diane.
(d) HMS Surprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks the sailors?

2. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?

3. Who does Maturin spy one morning when he wakes up?

4. What does Maturin find when he goes to gather the nests?

5. For what are the nests good?

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