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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is closed?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Easter Island.
(c) The eastern African shore.
(d) Norfolk Island.

2. Why can they not visit the island that Maturin had hoped to see?
(a) Narration does not say why.
(b) The wind is not good.
(c) There is a hostile takeover by the French there.
(d) The natives do not allow it.

3. Why had Padeen been at a penal colony?
(a) As the cook.
(b) As the warden.
(c) For serious crimes he committed.
(d) As a guard.

4. What is the approximate date at the opening of the novel?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1833.

5. What color is the bolt of silk which Aubrey has?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Pale blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin continue to write about Clarissa?

2. What happens between Davidge and West?

3. What does the crew catch?

4. What does Aubrey do before breakfast?

5. Where is Clarissa Oakes?

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