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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Wogan kill in her lodgings?
(a) A sailor who was going to rape her.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A rat.
(d) A cat.

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

4. What surprises Aubrey when morning arrives?
(a) A storm has come up.
(b) The Dutch ship is still pursuing.
(c) The Dutch ship is gone.
(d) The Leopard is surrounded by land.

5. As what does Maturin diagnose the prisoners' illness?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) Gaol-fever.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Yellow fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of shot would Aubrey use against smaller boats?

2. What is sighted on the sea in Chapter 6?

3. What do Herapath, Maturin and Wogan do when they see each other?

4. With whom is Maturin enamored?

5. What does Herapath ask of Maturin when Maturin goes ashore?

(see the answer key)

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