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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What history, if any, does Aubrey have with the H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) H.M.S. Surprise is another blockade vessel.
(b) He hears the H.M.S. Surprise is bad luck.
(c) He's never heard of the vessel.
(d) He serves on the vessel when he is younger.

2. Who conducts the inspection of H.M.S. Surprise in chapter five?
(a) Admiral Harte.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Aubrey.

3. How does Mrs. Williams react to Aubrey's situation in chapter four?
(a) She shuns Aubrey outside the House of Lords.
(b) She encourages Maturin to help Aubrey.
(c) She uses Aubry's misfortune to forbid Sophie's seeing him.
(d) She offers Aubrey financial help.

4. Why does Aubrey meet with the first lieutenant Stourton shortly after the ship sets sail out of Bombay?
(a) Aubry wants to brief him on how the ship is run.
(b) Stourton accounts for the ship's money.
(c) Stourton asks to discuss navigation.
(d) Aubrey asks Stourton about the French fleet.

5. What do Diana and Maturin discuss about the local girl Dil?
(a) He asks Diana to hire Dil.
(b) He is afraid of scandal.
(c) He wants to help Dil.
(d) He complains about Dil's laziness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey leave on the H.M.S. Surprise as a token of an earlier encounter?

2. In chapter five, Maturin and Nicolls set off in a rowboat to what location?

3. What are the losses suffered by the H.M.S. Surprise and the China fleet in their encounter with Linois?

4. What is Maturin's reaction to the heat he experiences on the side trip with Nicolls?

5. The islet of St. Paul's Rocks is located where?

(see the answer key)

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