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

2. What island does Maturin hope to visit?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Fuji.
(c) Wahila.
(d) Tahiti.

3. Why can they not visit the island that Maturin had hoped to see?
(a) Narration does not say why.
(b) There is a hostile takeover by the French there.
(c) The natives do not allow it.
(d) The wind is not good.

4. What vessel is closing on Surprise?
(a) The HMS Shamrock.
(b) The HMS Leopard.
(c) The HMS Java.
(d) The HMS Éclair.

5. What does Martin accept from Maturin?
(a) A few pounds to tide him over until he finds a new position.
(b) A position of shipboard chaplain.
(c) A position as clergy.
(d) Being dropped at a missionary settlement near Cape Horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who harpoons the creature?

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

3. Where is Clarissa Oakes?

4. What does Aubrey discover about his land holdings?

5. Who is pursuing the Surprise?

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