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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey have his crew practicing extensively?
(a) Gunnery skills.
(b) Putting out fires.
(c) Turning the ship in a tight circle.
(d) Taking the sails up and down.

2. What did Wogan kill in her lodgings?
(a) A rat.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A sailor who was going to rape her.
(d) A cat.

3. Who is the officer Aubrey is having trouble with?
(a) First mate Brown.
(b) Lt. Grant.
(c) Second mate Linemen.
(d) Bosom Parker.

4. What does Aubrey do about the peeping hole?
(a) Tells Maturin he can use it for spying activities.
(b) Puts a stop to it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Uses it himself.

5. What ethnic background is Boswell?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Gypsy.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aubrey bleeding after the battle?

2. How is the crew feeling when they finally come into the harbor at Desolation Island?

3. Why does Maturin say yes to the request by naval intelligence?

4. Who has criticized Aubrey's handling of the ship?

5. What is Aubrey doing as the novel opens?

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