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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aubrey feel about Dundas?
(a) He hates him.
(b) He distrusts him.
(c) He doesn't have strong feelings either way?
(d) He likes him.

2. How is Maturin embarrassed when he first boards the Worcester?
(a) He bangs up his legs.
(b) He is mocked by the crew.
(c) He gets dipped in the sea.
(d) He drops his luggage.

3. What do Aubrey and Dundas talk about when they hold a ship visit?
(a) Thornton's health.
(b) How the blockade is working.
(c) All of these.
(d) Politics.

4. How did Aubrey once save Davis?
(a) He saved him from drowning.
(b) He kept him from committing suicide.
(c) He stopped an execution.
(d) He fought off an attack on Davis.

5. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?
(a) Kick and stomp on them.
(b) Capture them in cages.
(c) Throw them overboard.
(d) Kill them for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?

2. What kind of regions is Aubrey told to be delicate around?

3. Why do birds land on the ship?

4. What kind of harbor is a French consort anchored in?

5. What have the birds eaten that might be dangerous to the crew?

(see the answer key)

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