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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the results of Diana's illicit affair?
(a) Her move to South Africa.
(b) Her move to India to avoid the scandal.
(c) Her forced wedding.
(d) Diana's separation from her lover.

2. What is the ruling of the First Lord about the seized Spanish ships?
(a) Ruling put off until a later meeting.
(b) Captured vessels escheat to the crown.
(c) The First Lord asks Spain for ransom.
(d) Ships must be returned to Spain.

3. What does Aubrey leave on the H.M.S. Surprise as a token of an earlier encounter?
(a) He carves his initials on the main cap.
(b) He leaves the French code book.
(c) He leaves a cache of silver.
(d) He stashes letters in a secret compartment.

4. How long does the rescue of Maturin take?
(a) It takes three days for them to safely get away.
(b) The entire rescue is accomplished in one night.
(c) The rescue becomes a two day ordeal.
(d) They get away after a week.

5. What close friend do Sophie and Dr. Stephen Maturin have in common?
(a) First Lord of the Lords Commissioners.
(b) Jack Aubrey.
(c) Sophie's sister Cecilia.
(d) Admiral Harte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maturin pays to stay informed of the whereabouts of whom?

2. What does Margall tell Aubrey about Maturin's status on Minorca?

3. How does Maturin get to the gunboat after the escape from the Port Mahon prison?

4. What is the coast like where Aubrey goes ashore at Minorca?

5. How do Maturin's travel plans in chapter four involve Mr. Stanhope?

(see the answer key)

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