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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people will the Worcester deliver to destinations?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Admirals.
(d) Parsons.

2. What causes the fear of the Jemmapes after they are fired on?
(a) The loud boom.
(b) The colored sparks.
(c) The flag being flown.
(d) The eery silence.

3. What is Aubrey's main personal problem?
(a) He is losing his memory.
(b) His wife is sick.
(c) He is deep in debt.
(d) He has a terminal disease.

4. What have the birds eaten that might be dangerous to the crew?
(a) Poisonous insects.
(b) Lead pellets.
(c) Poisonous seeds.
(d) Dyed pellets.

5. What does Aubrey say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?
(a) Water.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Spare wood.
(d) Practice powder.

6. Why do birds land on the ship?
(a) They think the mast is a tree.
(b) They see water.
(c) They need food.
(d) They need a rest.

7. What does Thornton talk to Maturin about during their visit together?
(a) How the blockade is working.
(b) Aubrey's health.
(c) All of these.
(d) Politics.

8. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?
(a) He is still angry with Aubrey.
(b) He has seen this man before.
(c) He seems friendly.
(d) He has no nautical skill.

9. What is the name of Maturin's wife?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Diana.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Daisy.

10. Why does someone get mad about how the crew treats the birds that land on the ship?
(a) He is a naturalist.
(b) It is a huge distraction.
(c) It makes a big mess.
(d) They act without orders or permission.

11. Why does Aubrey not want to sail on the Worcester?
(a) He thinks it is beneath him.
(b) He has been on it before.
(c) He wants to stay home.
(d) He knows it will get into danger.

12. How does Thornton feel about ship visiting?
(a) He encourages it.
(b) He does not like it.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He says it depends on which ships do it.

13. Why does Aubrey delay setting sail on the Worcester?
(a) He needs the all clear signal.
(b) He is waiting for Maturin.
(c) He needs a favorable wind.
(d) He is waiting for his paper.

14. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?
(a) Augusta.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Miami.
(d) Plymouth.

15. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?
(a) Major.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Senior Lieutenant.
(d) Corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Maturin?

2. What is the name of Dundas's ship?

3. What does Aubrey dislike about his father?

4. How is Maturin embarrassed when he first boards the Worcester?

5. How many guns are on the Jemmapes?

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