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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. How is the dinner conversation?
(a) Ambiguous.
(b) Strained and stilted.
(c) Lively.
(d) Crude.

2. What is Aubrey doing as he is standing on the quarterdeck?
(a) Contemplating the previous weeks' events.
(b) Watching a punishment of 20 lashes being carried out.
(c) Talking to Maturin about what they will do when they reach the West Indies.
(d) Talking to the officer accused of cheating.

3. Who rules the north end of Moahu?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The English.
(c) Kalahua.
(d) The French.

4. How does narration characterize the wedding dinner?
(a) A wonderfully entertaining evening.
(b) An absolute catastrophe.
(c) Not a complete catastrophe.
(d) An evening of alternating rancor and delight.

5. Who performs the marriage ceremony between Oakes and Clarissa?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) The first mate who happens to also be a preacher.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Reverend Nathaniel Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vessel are Aubrey and Maturin sailing?

2. What does Aubrey find below decks?

3. What do the officers hold for Oakes and Clarissa?

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

5. What is the status of the Trulove?

(see the answer key)

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