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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they take ice aboard the ship?
(a) To replenish the water supply.
(b) To keep the food cold.
(c) To use in sick bay for wounds.
(d) To have cold rum.

2. What do Herapath, Maturin and Wogan do when they see each other?
(a) Play a complicated dice game.
(b) Try to get each other to divulge secrets.
(c) Fight over Wogan.
(d) Pretend to be innocent of any prior knowledge.

3. Why are the wind and waves so heavy where Leopard is located?
(a) They are almost in the Pacific.
(b) They are near the west coast of South America.
(c) They are so far south.
(d) They are so far north.

4. Who begins to assist Maturin in sick bay?
(a) Martin.
(b) Grant.
(c) Herapath.
(d) Wogan.

5. What does Aubrey explain to Maturin at dinner?
(a) How he plans to get back to England.
(b) How their position is too far east.
(c) How he plans to escape Waakzaamheid.
(d) How he plans to get the prisoners to Botany Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes in the ship's situation when the water pouring in slows down?

2. What is the worst wound Aubrey has received?

3. What does Aubrey do to Herapath?

4. How does Maturin feel about his manipulations of Wogan and Herapath?

5. Why is Aubrey bleeding after the battle?

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