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

2. What is Aubrey doing as he is standing on the quarterdeck?
(a) Talking to Maturin about what they will do when they reach the West Indies.
(b) Contemplating the previous weeks' events.
(c) Watching a punishment of 20 lashes being carried out.
(d) Talking to the officer accused of cheating.

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

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

5. What port do they depart at the opening of the story?
(a) Port Jackson.
(b) Haifa.
(c) Port au Prince.
(d) Luxumborg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class is the vessel?

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

3. What is closed?

4. What does Aubrey encounter in their first port of call?

5. What is Maturin's position on board?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample