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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Maturin brood?
(a) About his wife is in ill health.
(b) Being poor.
(c) That he cannot search the nearby islands for new specimens.
(d) About his son's recent bout with malaria.

2. Who is Lieutenant Jean-Pierrre Dumesnil?
(a) An acquaintance of Aubrey's.
(b) The commander of the French man-o-war.
(c) The commander of the Triton.
(d) A double agent and friend of Maturin.

3. For what purpose are the bribes?
(a) To get Matruin aboard the Cornélie for a trip back to England.
(b) He does not give any bribes.
(c) To delay Cornélie's refitting and resupply.
(d) To assure that the harbormaster will give the Chinese safe passage.

4. What does Aubrey signal Pullings to do?
(a) Await the Shannon's help.
(b) Turn and pursue Cornélie.
(c) Signal Cornélie for their surrender.
(d) Fix the rudder pin.

5. What does Maturin send to a Chinese junk?
(a) A peace offering.
(b) A child with a message.
(c) A present.
(d) A stack of nests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that interests Kesegaran about the camp?

2. What does Maturin hope the Cornélie will be without?

3. To whom does the Chinese junk have to pay tribute?

4. What is the advantage of the French armament?

5. Upon what did the ship wreck?

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