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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. What does Aubrey think about life at sea compared to that on land?
(a) It is simpler.
(b) Being at sea he is his own boss.
(c) It is more complicated.
(d) It is more exciting.

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

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

4. About what does Aubrey fume?
(a) That the French have been patrolling heavily on their route.
(b) The poor showing of his officers.
(c) That Clarissa seems to be intent on seducing Aubrey.
(d) The time it's taking to get to their next assignment.

5. Where is the Surprise ordered?
(a) To Moahu.
(b) To the Mediterrean.
(c) To the West Indies.
(d) To some islands off Cape Horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Clarissa Oakes?

2. What does Aubrey host as the Surprise heads for its new assignment?

3. What does Maturin start having about Clarissa?

4. How does Aubrey find the Surprise?

5. Why is Surprise put into tip-top shape?

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