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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets mad about the treatment of the birds that land on the ship?
(a) Martin.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Graham.
(d) Thornton.

2. What is Maturin's first name?
(a) Sylvan.
(b) Scott.
(c) Severus.
(d) Stephen.

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

4. Who is England at conflict with in this book?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) India.

5. Who is badly injured after the run-in with the Jemmapes?
(a) Mettow.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Barrett.

6. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?
(a) Somers.
(b) Dundas.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Mowett.

7. What is Mowett's title in the Navy?
(a) Commandant.
(b) Second Lieutenant.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Corporal.

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

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

10. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?
(a) Spells of dizzyness.
(b) An infection.
(c) Loss of blood.
(d) Bad stitches.

11. What does Aubrey call his biggest burden as a captain?
(a) A storm.
(b) All the paperwork.
(c) His seasickness.
(d) The crew.

12. Where will Aubrey go if he refuses the post on the Worcester?
(a) A care center.
(b) Debtor's prison.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A tropical trip.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?

2. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?

3. How do the crew feel during the blockade duty?

4. What happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?

5. Why does someone get mad about how the crew treats the birds that land on the ship?

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