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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diana request of Maturin?
(a) A new overseer.
(b) More household expense money.
(c) Passage to see him.
(d) A refutation of his alleged affair with another woman.

2. What mission is Aubrey given?
(a) To return Mr. Wray to London.
(b) To wait in the West Indies for a new assignment.
(c) To dry dock Surprise for new cannons.
(d) To capture or destroy the USS Norfolk.

3. What kind of ship is the Surprise?
(a) A passenger ferry.
(b) A British man-of-war.
(c) A slaver.
(d) A merchant frigate.

4. Who is Dundas?
(a) Maturin's cousin.
(b) A longtime enemy of Aubrey's.
(c) Mrs. Fielding's brother.
(d) A longtime friend of Aubrey's.

5. What does Maturin do pro bono?
(a) Sends specimens to the British Naturlist Society.
(b) Gathers intelligence for the British.
(c) Performs surgery for local indigents.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maturin's position on board the Surprise?

2. What happens to several of Aubrey's officers?

3. How does Sir Ives feel about Aubrey's recent work?

4. What is Midshipman Hollom's situation on Gibraltar?

5. With whom do the Fieldings meet socially?

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