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

2. What does Aubrey do to Miller and Oakes?
(a) Put them in the brig.
(b) Turns them before the mast.
(c) Refuse to take them on board.
(d) Rate them as midshipmen.

3. What does Maturin play up?
(a) A minor injury on a child.
(b) A minor injury that he suffers.
(c) The wonder of birds' nest soup.
(d) A minor injury that Aubrey suffers.

4. What information does the Captain of the Dutch ship provide?
(a) That a large pirate fleet is not far away.
(b) That the Cornélie was sunk by pirates that morning.
(c) Information about the movements of the Cornélie.
(d) That a cyclone is brewing on their path.

5. What is the advantage of the French armament?
(a) Being able to send sustained barrages at the Nutmeg.
(b) Accuracy at long range.
(c) Larger balls which means greater damage.
(d) Maneuverability because the ship is light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of the aftermath of the attack?

2. Why does Aubrey turn tail and run?

3. Why do the sailors find Kesegaran interesting?

4. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?

5. What happens to Cornélie as the ships exchange gun fire?

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