2. What does much of Chapter 3 offer?
(a) A long monologue in Aubrey's head.
(b) A recap of events in previous novels.
(c) A recap of the fight with the French frigate.
(d) A vivid and detailed description of the island.

3. How does Kesegaran get to the island?
(a) On a French privateer.
(b) In a proa.
(c) She lives there.
(d) The slaver ship she was on wrecks.

4. Who organizes the shipwrecked men's camp?
(a) Welby.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Martin.

5. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?
(a) One of the pirates.
(b) One of the sailors on the French frigate.
(c) One of the Chinese.
(d) One of the sailors on the French privateer.

6. Who attacks the sailors?
(a) The French.
(b) Pirates.
(c) A tribe of warriors called Dyaks.
(d) No one.

7. To what island does Aubrey transport the person in question 38?
(a) New Guinea.
(b) Jarkarta.
(c) Pulo Prabang.
(d) Batavia.

8. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?
(a) The lifeboats were larger than average.
(b) They are unable to salvage anything.
(c) It took a long time to sink.
(d) It washes up on shore almost intact.

9. Why has a Dutch-built ship sunk?
(a) It carried the plague.
(b) It was too old for the sea.
(c) It hit a reef.
(d) It was in a fire fight with an English man-o-war.

10. To whom does the Chinese junk have to pay tribute?
(a) Pirates.
(b) No one.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The French.

11. What do the men do for entertainment?
(a) Play whist.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Play craps.
(d) Play cricket.

12. To whom does Maturin give bribes?
(a) The chief at Pulo Prabang.
(b) The chief of the Dyaks.
(c) A friend.
(d) A French captain.

13. What do the attackers do as they retreat?
(a) Drag several sailors with them.
(b) Kill their wounded.
(c) Burn the schooner.
(d) Bow to the English sailors.

14. Who is inspecting the articles in the camp?
(a) John Paulton.
(b) Kesegaran.
(c) Bativia.
(d) Padeen Colman.

15. Why do several new men join the crew?
(a) To get a ride back to England.
(b) To help as prize crew.
(c) To bring the vessel to full strength.
(d) Aubrey does not hire any new men.