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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nicolls confesses what to Maturin on their journey?
(a) He has strange medical symptoms.
(b) He is engaged in adultery.
(c) He wants to command his own ship.
(d) He talks about his early life as a thief.

2. Whom does Maturin teach to read and write in chapter six?
(a) Most of the crew.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Mr. Pullings.
(d) Bonden.

3. In chapter one, with whom does Sophie Williams meet?
(a) Her cousin Diana.
(b) Dr. Stephen Maturin.
(c) Jack Aubrey.
(d) Sir Joseph Blain.

4. What does Stanhope's physical condition push Aubrey to do in spite of safety concerns?
(a) He turns the ship back toward Bombay.
(b) He anchors in dangerously deep water.
(c) He rows Stanhope to shore during a typhoon.
(d) He sails into a storm.

5. How does Maturin help Aubrey's career in Chapter four?
(a) He has Admiral Harte discredited.
(b) He gets Aubrey reassigned to the H.M.S. Lively.
(c) He has Aubrey named captain of the H.M.S. Surprise.
(d) He gets Aubrey named to the House of Lords.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maturin's preferred method of recovery when he returns to Britain from Port Mahon?

2. What is Canning's religious background?

3. At the close of chapter three, what symbol of peace does Aubrey return to?

4. What is found on the French gunboat that may aid Aubrey against the French?

5. What affect does the heat and exposure on St. Paul's Rocks have on Stephen Maturin.

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