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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin do pro bono?
(a) Sends specimens to the British Naturlist Society.
(b) Performs surgery for local indigents.
(c) Gathers intelligence for the British.
(d) Nothing.

2. What region does the Surprise pass through that is considered difficult?
(a) The Bermuda Triangle.
(b) No area is any more difficult than any other area.
(c) The lee side of the West Indies islands.
(d) The doldrums.

3. Who once gave Mrs. Fielding passage aboard his ship?
(a) Phipps.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Aubrey.

4. With whom does Surprise rendezvous unexpectedly?
(a) The USS Constitution.
(b) A French privateer.
(c) Several Indiamen.
(d) The HMS Dagger.

5. Why does Aubrey push the crew so hard?
(a) Trying to catch up to the Norfolk.
(b) Trying to catch up to the Constitution.
(c) They have been grumbling about mutiny.
(d) They have gotten lazy in port.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wray constantly work to do?

2. How does Surprise get off the mud bank?

3. What friend does Maturin encounter on shore?

4. Whom does the crew consider a Jonah?

5. What does Allen discuss at great length?

(see the answer key)

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