View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin continue to write about Clarissa?
(a) That she is no great beauty.
(b) That he cannot believe she killed someone.
(c) That she reminds him of his sister.
(d) That she is hiding something.

2. What does Aubrey encounter in their first port of call?
(a) Political difficulties.
(b) A gun runner's ring.
(c) A rum runner's ring.
(d) A revolt by a penal colony.

3. Where is Clarissa Oakes?
(a) In Port Jackson.
(b) In Port-au-Prince.
(c) In Java.
(d) On board Aubrey's vessel.

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

5. What does Aubrey note among the crew?
(a) Much merriment and amusement.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Despondency.
(d) Hostility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey doing as he is standing on the quarterdeck?

2. What do Maturin and Aubrey agree on about Clarissa?

3. How does Aubrey react to his discovery?

4. What does Aubrey do before breakfast?

5. Who owns the vessel?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 223 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample