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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Surprise damaged?
(a) Fight against a French privateer.
(b) A typhoon.
(c) Grounding on some shoals.
(d) A fight with an American frigate and bad weather.

2. From what is Aubrey recovering?
(a) A bad cold.
(b) A sword slash across his chest.
(c) A fall from his horse.
(d) The ague.

3. What do Dundas and Aubrey once do at a water stop when they are young men?
(a) Swim in a river with crocodiles.
(b) Force the entire crew to bathe.
(c) Duel with swords.
(d) Sneak a woman on board.

4. Why are Dundas and Aubrey once flogged?
(a) For being late to return from shore leave.
(b) For dueling.
(c) For oversleeping after getting drunk.
(d) Only Dundas was flogged.

5. Why do the two men apologize to each other?
(a) Dundas infers something about Aubrey's wife.
(b) Dundas cuts Aubrey with his sword.
(c) They each believed something in error about the other.
(d) Aubrey says unkind things about Dundas' mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What commodity does Thunderer lack?

2. How is the high-place traitor described?

3. How does the Berenice help Surprise?

4. What does Dundas ask of Aubrey when he is aboard Surprise?

5. What does Mrs. Williams try to tell Aubrey about Diana?

(see the answer key)

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