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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does narration characterize the wedding dinner?
(a) A wonderfully entertaining evening.
(b) An absolute catastrophe.
(c) Not a complete catastrophe.
(d) An evening of alternating rancor and delight.

2. What does the Surprise do?
(a) Gets painted black.
(b) Loads rovisions and water.
(c) Adds a second topsail for speed.
(d) Gets five new 48 pounders.

3. Why does he don it?
(a) He wants to appease the natives.
(b) He is confused as to what he is to do.
(c) As a sign of his greatness.
(d) At the special request of Puloani.

4. How does Aubrey try to solve the problem some of the officers are having?
(a) 10 lashes.
(b) Working them to exhaustion.
(c) A reprimand.
(d) A tongue lashing.

5. Who drinks himself under the table?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) The first mate.
(c) Midshipman Reade.
(d) Maturin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Surprise cross at the opening to Chapter 3?

2. Who leads the shore battle?

3. What is Maturin's position on board?

4. What port do they depart at the opening of the story?

5. What infuriates Aubrey about the problems Davidge and West have?

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