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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crew catch?
(a) A great white shark.
(b) A small grey whale.
(c) A swordfish.
(d) A dolphin.

2. Who is Tom Pullings?
(a) The cook.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The botswain's mate.
(d) The first mate.

3. How does Aubrey occupy his time when not commanding the ship?
(a) Writing his wife long letters.
(b) Playing bridge with Maturin.
(c) Teaching some of the junior officers.
(d) Sorting through his estate papers.

4. In what country does Port Jackson lie?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) The Ottoman Empire.
(d) Australia.

5. What does Surprise cross at the opening to Chapter 3?
(a) The Glassy Sea.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The Mediterrean Sea.
(d) The equator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey note among the crew?

2. Who smuggles Clarissa on board?

3. What does Maturin continue to write about Clarissa?

4. To what does the man admit?

5. What color is the bolt of silk which Aubrey has?

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