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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. With whom does Aubrey confer in Aubrey's cabin?
(a) Jones.
(b) Oates.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Maturin.

2. What do Aubrey and Maturin both note as Oakes and Clarissa enter the officer's mess?
(a) An odd feeling.
(b) The hate in Davidge's eyes.
(c) The way the cook eyes Clarissa.
(d) Nothing amiss.

3. Who is Tom Pullings?
(a) The first mate.
(b) The botswain's mate.
(c) The cook.
(d) The second mate.

4. To whom does Aubrey give his word that there are no stowaways on board?
(a) The navy admiral stationed in Port Jackson.
(b) The military police.
(c) The governor.
(d) The sheriff.

5. How is the dinner conversation?
(a) Ambiguous.
(b) Lively.
(c) Crude.
(d) Strained and stilted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey anticipate when he goes back to England?

2. Who is Clarissa Oakes?

3. What is Maturin's position on board?

4. Who performs the marriage ceremony between Oakes and Clarissa?

5. What does Aubrey learn about Moahu from a local sailor?

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