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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Aubrey confer in Aubrey's cabin?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Oates.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Jones.

2. What does Aubrey find below decks?
(a) A huge nest of rats.
(b) A dead crew member.
(c) A keg of contraband whiskey.
(d) Clarissa.

3. To whom does Aubrey give his word that there are no stowaways on board?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The navy admiral stationed in Port Jackson.
(c) The military police.
(d) The governor.

4. How does narration characterize their mission?
(a) Partly successful, but they fail to fulfill one aspect of the mission.
(b) An abject failure.
(c) It has not yet been completed.
(d) Successful.

5. Where is Aubrey's vessel headed now?
(a) England.
(b) The coast of France.
(c) Africa.
(d) The West Indies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tom Pullings?

2. Why had Padeen been at a penal colony?

3. What does Aubrey realize?

4. Who smuggles Clarissa on board?

5. To what does the man admit?

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