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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous joke of Aubrey's does Aubrey perpetuate on Maturin?
(a) The parrot joke.
(b) The albatross joke.
(c) The Davy Jones' locker joke.
(d) The weevil joke.

2. How does Maturin almost make a serious faux pas?
(a) By telling the first mate what Maturin thinks of the mate's mother.
(b) By forgetting the Captain's name.
(c) By asking to examine the eye socket of a one-eyed sailor.
(d) By almost missing the Captain's table.

3. What about Maturin's collection most interests the crew?
(a) The life 10 foot boa constrictor.
(b) The spirits in which the specimens are soaking.
(c) The stuffed gorilla.
(d) The stuffed Komodo dragon.

4. What vessel will Aubrey be captaining once he arrives in England?
(a) The Acasta.
(b) The Leopard after its refitting.
(c) The York.
(d) The Northhampton.

5. What happens after several days in the sun?
(a) Dehydration starts.
(b) The men start jumping into the water to cool off.
(c) The men are badly burned.
(d) The men start hallucinating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war do they learn has erupted?

2. What is Maturin carrying when his turn at bat arrives?

3. What do the survivors do on the way to Brazil?

4. What does Evans present to Maturin for Aubrey?

5. What do the sailors believe when they encounter a vessel?

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