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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of area is the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented located?
(a) Farm.
(b) Commercial.
(c) Urban.
(d) Country.

2. In Chapter 2, which character is described as vain, uneven, and prone to periods of meanness?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Dr. Stehen Maturin.
(d) Captain Jack Aubrey.

3. Who does Diana find herself under the care of in Chapter 2?
(a) Her former school headmistress, Mrs. Cates.
(b) Her parents, Jacque and Claudette Villiers.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Her grandmother, Elle Villiers.

4. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?
(a) Sophia Williams.
(b) Cecelia Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Frances Williams.

5. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Cecelia?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Great Aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Diana ask Maturin to sell in order to buy cloth and threads to make herself a suitable dress for the formal ball?

2. What language does Doctor Maturin use to write scientific observations in his diary?

3. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Diana?

4. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?

5. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?

(see the answer key)

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