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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens with the prisoners as the ship sits still?
(a) Their illness accelerates.
(b) It's not affected one way or the other.
(c) They begin to recover.
(d) The symptoms change.

2. What does Maturin insist must happen with his convalescents?
(a) They have to get off the ship.
(b) They must be sent back to England.
(c) They have to have fresh fruit.
(d) They have to work some.

3. How does Martin, Maturin's assistant, fare with the illness?
(a) He dies from it.
(b) He recovers.
(c) He doesn't get better but doesn't die.
(d) He never gets it.

4. In what part of the ship were the prisoners held?
(a) The forepeak.
(b) Forecastle.
(c) Rear hold.
(d) Cargo bay.

5. How many people recover from the illness but are too weak to work?
(a) A hundred.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Half the ship.
(d) About sixty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction from the ship is the windless area normally encountered?

2. What does Maturin think has affected the rats?

3. What does Aubrey announce to the ship when he takes the deck briefly?

4. How many people have died from the illness?

5. Why has Michael Herapath stowed away on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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