1. As the days go by, what game do Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin play often?
(a) Piquet.
(b) Spades.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Croquet.

2. What country is close to Toulon, France?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain
(d) England.

3. What is it that Captain Aubrey is threatened with that persuades him to leave England?
(a) Lynching.
(b) Demotion.
(c) Incarceration.
(d) Flogging.

4. Who is the French military and political leader who declares war on England?
(a) Charles DeGaulle.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Christy-Palliere.
(d) Jean Lafitte.

5. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?
(a) 350 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 120 miles.
(d) 225 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic of conversation between Captain Aubrey and his old friend, French Captain Christy-Palliere, on their first opportunity to visit following a lengthy time apart?

2. 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?

3. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?

4. Who do Captain Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin compare notes on, and secretly, mutually desire following the ball

5. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.

(see the answer key)

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