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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does H.M.S. Lively get messages and mail while on blockade duty?
(a) The ship goes into port.
(b) There's no way to get mail.
(c) The ship waits for a replacement vessel.
(d) Messenger cutter comes along side.

3. What is the probable fate of many prisoners freed along with Maturin?
(a) They are recaptured and put to death.
(b) They swim to a nearby island.
(c) They die of torture injuries.
(d) They join the crew of H.M.S. Lively.

4. What is found on the French gunboat that may aid Aubrey against the French?
(a) Cache of weapons.
(b) Intercepted English messages.
(c) An English prisoner.
(d) Current French codebook.

5. In chapter thret, how do Aubrey and members of his crew gain access to Port Mahon?
(a) They use the cover of the night.
(b) They use Maragall's Spanish boat.
(c) They use the French boat they capture.
(d) They pretend to be a group of fishermen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter one, under what circumstances do Sir Joseph Blain, Admiral Harte, and various other political and military figures meet?

2. What do the officers and crew of H.M.S. Lively think of their temporary captain, Aubrey?

3. While traveling under the new orders, where does Aubrey engage in a skirmish with the French?

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

5. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?

(see the answer key)

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