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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Maturin called away to?
(a) Spain.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. Where is Graham specifically educated about?
(a) The Celtic religious sects.
(b) All waterways.
(c) The Ionian region.
(d) The United Kingdom.

4. Where is the Jemmapes from?
(a) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What do the crew dislike most about the Worcester?
(a) She is slow.
(b) She is leaky.
(c) She is moldy.
(d) She is old.

6. Where is the Worcester heading after leaving England?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Baltic.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The Indies.

7. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Bach.
(c) Beller.
(d) Brahms.

8. What does Maturin try to teach Graham about?
(a) British history.
(b) Religion.
(c) Science.
(d) Nautical elements.

9. Where is Graham from?
(a) Finland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Ireland.

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

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

12. What kind of birds flocks over the blockade?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Quail.
(c) Crows.
(d) Cranes.

13. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?
(a) Patience.
(b) Malice.
(c) Hair.
(d) Humor.

14. What has earned the Worcester its nick-name?
(a) Many corners were cut in the building of it.
(b) It has many guns on it.
(c) Many people recognize it readily.
(d) It was used by pirates for some time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?

2. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

3. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?

4. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?

5. What forces the Worcester to leave the blockade?

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