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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where has the other patient which Maturin is examining been?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Easter Island.
(c) Machu Pichu.
(d) Galapagos.

3. What does Aubrey realize about his crew?
(a) That they hav begun to slip in their duties.
(b) That they do not seem to enjoy the sailing as much as usual.
(c) That something is seriously amiss.
(d) That they are still in a giddy mood.

4. What is the name of the good harbor on Moahu?
(a) Pukukua.
(b) Pabay.
(c) Swali.
(d) Moakula.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Aubrey and Maturin both note as Oakes and Clarissa enter the officer's mess?

2. What vessel is closing on Surprise?

3. Why can they not visit the island that Maturin had hoped to see?

4. What will happen if Oakes marries Clarissa?

5. What positions do Davidge and West hold on the Surprise?

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