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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bells went off which subsequently woke up Stephen?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

2. What does Stephen warn of as a deadly danger from a lack of ventilation?
(a) Croup
(b) Gaol-fever
(c) Hernias
(d) Scurvy

3. About how far was the recoil when the guns were fired?
(a) 10 feet
(b) 8 feet
(c) 400 yards
(d) 100 yards

4. What did the gun crew hope to hit?
(a) Target
(b) Bobbing cast
(c) Enemy ship
(d) Elm-tree pump

5. For what does Stephen use the extra room that Jack offers him?
(a) Living, as he moved into this room
(b) Seeing patients
(c) Setting up his surgery area
(d) Reading his manuals

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the elm-tree pump used for?

2. How many men were aboard the Sophia who were also aboard the Charlotte?

3. What is wrong with the new twelve-pound guns?

4. Which of the following best describes Jack's behavior at the Harte's party BEFORE he has too much liquor?

5. Where is the setting as the novel opens?

(see the answer key)

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