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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do whaling ships have prominent crow's nests?
(a) To be able to bombard the whale from a goodly height.
(b) To facilitate spotting whales.
(c) To balance the ship when a whale carcass is attached.
(d) To signal other ships that a particular whale is a ship's find.

2. How long does Surprise sit on the mud bank?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Several days.
(c) A week.
(d) Several hours.

3. Who acts as First Lieutenant?
(a) Martin.
(b) Mowett.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Hollom.

4. Why does Aubrey need a schoolteacher?
(a) He has no need of a school teacher.
(b) He has many young midshipmen.
(c) He is ferrying a group of families to the West Indies.
(d) He is bringing two of his sons on board for his next assignment.

5. Why does Aubrey contrive to cross the equator on Sunday?
(a) It is considered good luck to do so.
(b) So the crew will not party.
(c) He does not contrive to do so; it just happens.
(d) So they will not be in port until the next week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maturin find Allen's conversation interesting?

2. What does Higgins continue to do?

3. What does Mrs. Horner claim about her husband?

4. What does Higgins begin to do?

5. What becomes evident as the days pass?

(see the answer key)

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