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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crew want to name their new passengers?
(a) Charity and Hope.
(b) Faith and Charity.
(c) Thursday and Behemoth.
(d) Faith and Hope.

2. For what are the nests good?
(a) For starting fires quickly.
(b) Use in cooking birds' nest soup.
(c) For constructing strong ropes.
(d) Medicinal purposes.

3. What is Aubrey planning as he leaves port?
(a) How to get Miller and Oakes up to speed.
(b) How to make an unscheduled stop for Maturin to gather some samples.
(c) The pursuit and attack of Cornélie.
(d) How to explain an indiscretion to his wife.

4. Upon what sort of variables is Aubrey's plan contingent?
(a) Wind, current, tide and timing.
(b) If his gunpowder can dry quickly enough.
(c) The tide being high enough to pass over the great reef in the passage.
(d) Whether Cornélie decides to maintain pursuit.

5. Who appears on the horizon?
(a) An American privateer.
(b) The HMS Shannon.
(c) Surprise.
(d) The French man-o-war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?

2. When will the ambush take place?

3. To whom does Maturin deliver the treaty?

4. Who is Maturin tracking down in Port Jackson?

5. Approximately how many men are marooned on an unnamed island?

(see the answer key)

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