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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maturin collapse?
(a) He swam too fast getting away from a shark.
(b) He ran too far in the hot sun.
(c) He drinks bad whiskey.
(d) He has contracted a tropical fever.

2. What does the captain of the force who assaults Aubrey's camp wear?
(a) A green head cloth.
(b) An English officer's uniform.
(c) A green loin cloth.
(d) A gold three-tiered necklace.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that interests Kesegaran about the camp?

2. Who is Fox's clerk?

3. Why is Maturin concerned about his wife?

4. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?

5. Where is the unnamed island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interests Kesegaran in the sailors' camp and why are the sailors interested in her?

2. Where does Maturin find Padeen Colman and what does Maturin do?

3. What is Pullings response to an offer of command?

4. What does Maturin do with the girls?

5. How does the dinner for officers fare that Aubrey hosts?

6. Describe the first attempt of the Nutmeg of Consolation to engage Cornélie.

7. When will the schooner be completed, and what will the men do once it is built?

8. Describe the second encounter between the Nutmeg of Consolation and Cornélie.

9. Describe Padeen Colman.

10. What else is Maturin doing while in port besides his nature study?

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