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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Babbington do?
(a) Presides over the marriage of Maturin and Villiers.
(b) Gives up his command to Aubrey who outranks him.
(c) Leaves the harbor not knowing the prisoners have escaped.
(d) Offers them passage to England for a huge sum.

2. What is the town celebrating?
(a) The news of Shannon's victory.
(b) That the Napoleonic Wars are over.
(c) That the War of 1812 is over.
(d) That Napoleon is dead.

3. Why does Minnie slow down?
(a) Her main sail is shredded from the cannon fire from the Ariel.
(b) She hits an underground reef.
(c) Her main said and topsail get twisted together.
(d) She runs aground a mud flat.

4. What is the name of one of the American schooners that converges on the ship where Maturin, Aubrey and Villiers are?
(a) The Bostonian.
(b) The Patriot.
(c) The Liberty.
(d) The American Trader.

5. What does Maturin believe?
(a) That his nature as an intelligence agent has been discovered.
(b) That Jagiello turns against them.
(c) That their captors are not actually pirates.
(d) That their captors are not actually French soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Minnie?

2. What has Aubrey become?

3. From where have Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers just escaped?

4. How does Aubrey feel about being back at sea?

5. What does the mail that arrives confirm?

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