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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Maturin make to Dil?
(a) To help make her future more secure, Maturin gives Dil expensive silver bracelets.
(b) Maturin promisies to fund Dil's education at a boarding school.
(c) Maturin helps Dil's family find better living quarters.
(d) Maturin gives Dil money so she can leave Bombay.

2. Where does H.M.S. Lively help run a frigate-picket blockade in chapter two?
(a) Near the coast of India.
(b) French colonies in the New World.
(c) Off the coast of Toulon.
(d) French port of Le Havre.

3. What gruesome occurrence follows the French attempt to retaliate on gunboats against Aubrey and H.M.S. Lively?
(a) Pressed Asian sailors laughter at every French attacker.
(b) Aubrey's crew tortures French captives.
(c) French gunboats sink.
(d) English crewI ignores white flag and continues to attack.

4. How many of the French soldiers guarding the prisoners at Port Mahon escape harm?
(a) One French officer gets away.
(b) All French are killed.
(c) Only the prison commander dies.
(d) Only two guards are wounded.

5. How does Aubrey know he can trust the man he meets at Minorca?
(a) Man is of high rank and status.
(b) Man is obviously a relative of Maturin.
(c) They exchange secret signals.
(d) Man has official papers of introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin handle the confession of Nicolls?

2. What does Maturin have Aubrey's men take from the Port Mahon prison?

3. When church services are held on Sunday in chapter 5, who preaches the sermon?

4. Where does Aubrey meet with Sophie when he leaves the Grapes?

5. Who wants to examine the biological specimens on St. Paul's Rocks?

(see the answer key)

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