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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Hinkley?
(a) Aubrey's overseer.
(b) Mrs. Broad's nephew.
(c) Maturin's lawyer.
(d) Emily and Sarah's guardian.

2. Where is Diana?
(a) In London.
(b) Back at Maturin's estate in England.
(c) Nearby.
(d) In Wales.

3. What does Maturin hope England will not do?
(a) Repeal the French invasion of Ireland.
(b) Refuse to recognize Ireland as part of the British commonwealth.
(c) Ignore Ireland's needs and just plunder the country.
(d) Use the planned French invasion of Ireland as an excuse to annex Ireland.

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

5. Why does Jack have Ballona repeat a drill for the other ships in the squadron to witness?
(a) He refuses to repeat the drill and says the other ships will have to do it on their own.
(b) The Ballona is quite good at the exercise.
(c) So the other Captains feel ashamed.
(d) So the Ballona's relatively inexperienced crew can get more practice time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Captain Thomas refuse to speak to Maturin soon after the dinner starts?

2. Who owned a slaver that Whewell once served on board?

3. What do Aubrey's three children race to tell him?

4. What is Aubrey's commander's response?

5. Who is Heneage Dundas?

(see the answer key)

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