2. What does Aubrey have the crew doing at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Spending the night on the ice island.
(b) Continuing pumping and repairing the ship.
(c) Going after those who left.
(d) Pack up everything and abandon ship.

3. What does Aubrey think is the reason the Dutch captain keeps pursuing them?
(a) His son was killed when they attacked Leopard.
(b) He is under orders from his navy.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He has lost face with his men.

4. What needs to be made in order to mount the rudder?
(a) New lag bolts.
(b) A steel mounting bracket.
(c) New iron straps and pins.
(d) Iron pegs and rudder casting.

5. What happens when Aubrey pulls the ship away from the ice?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The hull is breached and it takes on water.
(c) He can't get away from the ice.
(d) The ship slides off and is blown north.

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

7. What is Maturin surprised to learn about the crew?
(a) They work harder than he thought they would.
(b) They want to let the prisoners go free.
(c) They are in high spirits.
(d) They are on the verge of mutiny.

8. What does Maturin think about Aubrey's wounds?
(a) He will recover fine.
(b) He may be brain damaged.
(c) He needs surgery.
(d) He will always limp.

9. How well does Grant handle a ship?
(a) Very well.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Very poorly.
(d) Almost as good as Aubrey.

10. What happens to the rudder when they pull away from the iceberg?
(a) It breaks off.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It dismounts.
(d) It pushes up into the hull.

11. What do Maturin and Herapath do once late into the night?
(a) Drink rum.
(b) Smoke opium.
(c) Talk.
(d) Work in sick bay.

12. What do most of the crew members think about their future?
(a) They will starve to death.
(b) They will survive.
(c) They will make it to Botany Bay.
(d) They will die from scurvy.

13. What does the Gypsy woman name her daughter?
(a) Wysteria.
(b) Leopardina.
(c) Balinda.
(d) Audrey.

14. What does Aubrey announce to the ship when he takes the deck briefly?
(a) They will not stop at Cape Town.
(b) They are going to Cape Town.
(c) They are going around the southern tip of South America.
(d) They are heading back to England.

15. Who often goes with Maturin when he explores the area?
(a) Bonden and Herapath.
(b) Wogan and Pullings.
(c) Bonden and Wogan.
(d) Aubrey and Babbington.