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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the rescue of Maturin take?
(a) They get away after a week.
(b) It takes three days for them to safely get away.
(c) The rescue becomes a two day ordeal.
(d) The entire rescue is accomplished in one night.

2. What is special about Sundays and debts in early 1800s England?
(a) Sunday is when interest on loans is compounded.
(b) Sundays are when debts come due.
(c) Sunday is when prisoners are allowed home visits.
(d) Sunday is a debtor's holiday.

3. Who wants to examine the biological specimens on St. Paul's Rocks?
(a) Mr. White.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Stanhope.

4. How successful is Aubrey's message of flashes when he first gets to Minorca?
(a) He misreads the response.
(b) He draws attention of the French.
(c) He gets no replay from Maturin.
(d) He gets Maturin's signals back .

5. To whom does Aubry write shortly after leaving Bombay?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Mrs. Pullings.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Bombay, what does Maturin learn becomes of Sophie's sisters?

2. Why does Aubrey meet with the first lieutenant Stourton shortly after the ship sets sail out of Bombay?

3. Who conducts the inspection of H.M.S. Surprise in chapter five?

4. What close friend do Sophie and Dr. Stephen Maturin have in common?

5. As the voyage progresses around South America, does the health of Stanhope improve?

(see the answer key)

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