The Surgeon's Mate Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What do the prisoners learn about the Médusae? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

It was destroyed by HMS Jason.

It, too, was broken up on The Thatcher.

It escaped.

Its captain plans to interrogate the prisoners.

2.

What happens as Aubrey is trying to get the Ariel away from The Thatcher? (from Chapter 9)

The rudder pinon breaks off.

He is successful but they are way off course.

The ship hits a reef which punctures her hull.

The linesman hurls the sounding line and knocks out Aubrey.

3.

Why does Aubrey get struck with a piece of hard meat? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

Hyde is clumsy at cutting food.

Aurbrey walks in the kitchen to get tea when the cook is tossing the meat across the room to a bin.

Jagiello gets frustrated trying to cut his meat with his remaining hand and slams his fork down and sends the meat flying into Aubrey.

A sailor gets angry and throws it at another sailor but misses and it hits Aubrey.

4.

Who calls upon Aubrey shortly after he arrives home? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Aubrey's lawyer.

Aubrey's mother.

Representatives of Kimber.

Kimber.

5.

What confuses Maturin? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

The nature of his questioning.

Why they are being held instead of killed.

Why the English government has not yet tried to ransom them.

Why his lawyer in England has not yet tried to ransom him.

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