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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom is Aubrey's new ship named?
(a) No one.
(b) A spice his wife loves.
(c) The Sultan of Pulo Prabang.
(d) A horse he once owned.

2. What is critical after the attack?
(a) A way to retrieve the tools.
(b) A way to find more wood for cooking fires.
(c) A way to summon help.
(d) Food supplies are critically low.

3. What effect does the method Aubrey uses to arm his ship have?
(a) It enables more men in the rigging to pick off boarding parties.
(b) It makes the ship lighter and therefore faster.
(c) It has a heavy punch up close but no long-range accuracy.
(d) It covers both short and long-range possibilites.

4. To where does the junk take the British sailors?
(a) Batavia.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Taiwain.
(d) England.

5. Why is Maturin concerned about his wife?
(a) Because she is pregnant.
(b) Because her brother is trying to take her money.
(c) Because she is very ill.
(d) Because his fortune is lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the sailors find Kesegaran interesting?

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

3. Between whom is a treaty arranged?

4. For what is Grimshaw and Killick known?

5. Where departs for Batavia in one of the ship's boats?

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