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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?
(a) Her lover is a married man.
(b) Her lover is also her cousin.
(c) Her lover is a priest.
(d) She is still married.

3. From whom does Aubrey receive several personal letters in Chapter two?
(a) From Sophia.
(b) From Admiral Harte.
(c) From Diana Villiers.
(d) He gets no personal mail.

4. What does Maturin have Aubrey's men take from the Port Mahon prison?
(a) French weapons.
(b) Implements of torture.
(c) Money and jewels.
(d) French official documents.

5. With what kind of communication does Aubrey augment the initial method of light flashes at Minorca?
(a) He leaves a series of rock piles on the beach.
(b) He abandons communication.
(c) He gives native boy a written message.
(d) He leaves private marks on shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sophie's meeting with Maturin in chapter one take place?

2. How long does the rescue of Maturin take?

3. How does Maturin get to the gunboat after the escape from the Port Mahon prison?

4. What is the probable fate of many prisoners freed along with Maturin?

5. At the beginning of the book, with whom is Dr. Stephen Maturin recently involved romantically?

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