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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what kind of lecture does Maturin go to in Chapter one?
(a) A lecture on human anatomy.
(b) Political lecture.
(c) A lecture on insects.
(d) Bird watching lecture.

2. Whom does Maturin teach to read and write in chapter six?
(a) Mr. Pullings.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Bonden.
(d) Most of the crew.

3. What gift does Maturin make to Dil?
(a) Maturin gives Dil money so she can leave Bombay.
(b) Maturin promisies to fund Dil's education at a boarding school.
(c) Maturin helps Dil's family find better living quarters.
(d) To help make her future more secure, Maturin gives Dil expensive silver bracelets.

4. The islet of St. Paul's Rocks is located where?
(a) In the Meditteranean.
(b) South and west of India.
(c) A day's voyage north of England.
(d) Near the coast of Brazil.

5. What woman does Maturin visit in Calcutta?
(a) He finds Dil's mother.
(b) He again sees Diana.
(c) He encounters Mrs. Williams.
(d) He visits Commodore Moffit's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey's fate upon return to England from Port Mahon??

2. In chapter one, what is the assignment of H.M.S. Lively?

3. While in Bombay, what does Maturin learn becomes of Sophie's sisters?

4. At the beginning of the book, with whom is Dr. Stephen Maturin recently involved romantically?

5. As H.M.S. Surprise turns toward home, what group of ships does it first encounter?

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