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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 Aubrey inspect with Tom?
(a) The galley.
(b) The cable tiers.
(c) The ropes.
(d) The rigging.

2. What color is the bolt of silk which Aubrey has?
(a) White.
(b) Pale blue.
(c) Scarlet.
(d) Yellow.

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

4. To what does the man admit?
(a) Unofficially knowing of the presence of what Aubrey found below decks.
(b) Having smuggled the contraband aboard himself.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Having turned an eye while the men were rolling the whiskey on board.

5. What does the scout report?
(a) There is a quarantine due to an outbreak of the plague.
(b) The Surprise cannot get close, but a boat can get within 100 yards of shore.
(c) A safe landing is not possible.
(d) A safe landing is possible at low tide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey discover about his land holdings?

2. What does Maturin start having about Clarissa?

3. What helps Aubrey get a good night's sleep?

4. What is the approximate date at the opening of the novel?

5. What does Aubrey think about life at sea compared to that on land?

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