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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Clarissa Oakes?
(a) Aubrey's sister-in-law.
(b) The daughter of the Egyptian consulate.
(c) A stowaway.
(d) The wife of Maturin's cousin.

2. What does Maturin discover when he goes to see Clarissa?
(a) She is seasick.
(b) She has morningsickness.
(c) She has scurvy.
(d) She has been beaten.

3. Who cries out in admiration for Guy Fawkes?
(a) The Sweeting girls.
(b) The two Welsh crewmen.
(c) No one.
(d) The Irish sailors.

4. Who drinks himself under the table?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Midshipman Reade.
(c) The first mate.
(d) Aubrey.

5. What class is the vessel?
(a) A man-of-war.
(b) A hoy.
(c) A first-rate Frigate.
(d) A canonner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey learn about Moahu from a local sailor?

2. Where is the Surprise ordered?

3. What sort of reception does the Surprise receive?

4. What island does Maturin hope to visit?

5. What is the status of the Trulove?

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