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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey tell Maturin about the card players he's been with?
(a) He won a bunch from them last night.
(b) They aren't cheating.
(c) They have been run out of town.
(d) They are sharpers.

2. How many people have died from the illness?
(a) 37.
(b) 133.
(c) 200.
(d) 116.

3. How does Maturin respond that he must be implicated with Villiers?
(a) Outraged shouting.
(b) He stomps out of the room.
(c) He remains quiet and listens to the reasons.
(d) He slaps his accuser.

4. What does Aubrey do Saturday evening?
(a) Takes Wogan for a walk.
(b) Gets tipsy.
(c) Writes a long letter to Sophie.
(d) Goes to bed early.

5. In what direction from the ship is the windless area normally encountered?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herapath tell Maturin about opium?

2. What does Aubrey have done to his cabin?

3. How long does the ship lie becalmed?

4. What did Wogan kill in her lodgings?

5. Who has bored a peeping hole in Wogan's quarters' wall?

(see the answer key)

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