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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where departs for Batavia in one of the ship's boats?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Martin.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Fox.

2. Where does the French captain plant to bring on water aboard?
(a) Pulag Ser.
(b) Nillium.
(c) Nil Desperandum.
(d) Deserate.

3. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?
(a) It washes up on shore almost intact.
(b) It took a long time to sink.
(c) They are unable to salvage anything.
(d) The lifeboats were larger than average.

4. What does Raffles' wife ask of Aubrey?
(a) To take her along to go to England.
(b) To hire her husband for this one trip.
(c) To take aboard two young midshipmen.
(d) Nothing.

5. What do the girls adopt as pets?
(a) Two seagulls.
(b) Rats.
(c) An albatross with a broken wing and its baby.
(d) The ship cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maturin deliver the treaty?

2. What port does the Surprise reach?

3. Why does Maturin collapse?

4. Who attacks the sailors?

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

(see the answer key)

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