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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin hope to do some day?
(a) Study the fauna at the Galapagos.
(b) Have a large enough vessel to sail around the world.
(c) Find a native wife at one of the tropical islands.
(d) Visit both places his patients have been.

2. What will happen if Oakes marries Clarissa?
(a) He will have to resign his commission.
(b) He will have to leave her at the first port call where there are English.
(c) He will be a bigamist.
(d) There will be professional repercussions for Oakes.

3. To what does the man admit?
(a) Having smuggled the contraband aboard himself.
(b) Unofficially knowing of the presence of what Aubrey found below decks.
(c) Having turned an eye while the men were rolling the whiskey on board.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. For what will they use the harpooned creature?
(a) Bait to catch more fish.
(b) A wedding dinner for Oakes and Clarissa.
(c) To stuff as a trophy on the outer bulkhead.
(d) To sell at the next port for fresh fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has one of the patients that Maturin is examining been?

2. What color is the bolt of silk which Aubrey has?

3. What does the scout report?

4. Who is Clarissa Oakes?

5. Who insults Maturin one evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aubrey treat the crew during the voyage to Moahu?

2. What angers Aubrey about Padeen Coleman?

3. What is the story behind Aubrey captaining the Surprise?

4. Who captains the Franklin and what is the man's philosophy?

5. How does Aubrey finally figure out what is wrong with some of his officers and crew and what does he do to handle the situation?

6. Describe Stephan Maturin.

7. What are Surprises orders?

8. How does the enlisted crew celebrate Oakes' wedding?

9. Who are the rowers of the Trulove boat that is sent over to Surprise and what does Aubrey learn from them?

10. What would the officers normally do to celebrate a wedding and how do they finally manage to do so?

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