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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens with the prisoners as the ship sits still?
(a) The symptoms change.
(b) They begin to recover.
(c) Their illness accelerates.
(d) It's not affected one way or the other.

2. How many people have died from the illness?
(a) 133.
(b) 37.
(c) 116.
(d) 200.

3. What does Aubrey have rigged to help steer the ship?
(a) An addition to the kneel.
(b) A side fin.
(c) A large steering oar.
(d) A new rudder.

4. What is one purpose of Aubrey's trip?
(a) To meet with the native chiefs.
(b) To map the seas around the Horn.
(c) To transport criminals to the penal colony.
(d) To incite a revolt.

5. How well did Grant perform in combat?
(a) Almost as good as Aubrey.
(b) Very poorly.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where has Villiers fled?

2. What ethnic background is Boswell?

3. What does Maturin insist must happen with his convalescents?

4. What happens when Aubrey pulls the ship away from the ice?

5. Why do they take ice aboard the ship?

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