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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Diana?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

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

3. Who does Mrs. Williams declare to be a perfect match for Captain Aubrey?
(a) Her niece, Victoria
(b) Her daughter, Sophia.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her daughter, Frances.

4. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) Germany and Italy.
(b) Spain and France.
(c) The United States and England.
(d) France and England.

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

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

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

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

5. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?

(see the answer key)

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