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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hollom begin that is scandalous?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Reading Tom Jones.
(c) Reading a novel considered to be evil.
(d) A sexual affair with Mrs. Horner.

2. Of what does Maturin purchase a large quantity?
(a) Coca leaves.
(b) Vampire bats.
(c) Laudenum.
(d) Aspirin bark.

3. What does Aubrey notice as Surprise sails South?
(a) The crew is hiding something from Aubrey.
(b) The crew is getting along better than usual.
(c) The bilges are smelling particularly badly.
(d) Divisions in the crews.

4. What does Aubrey do when Maturin goes overboard?
(a) Throws some other things overboard to mark the spot.
(b) Nothing as he does not observe it happen.
(c) Leaps in to save him.
(d) Sounds the man overboard pipes.

5. What does Maturin do with the blood from the crew?
(a) Uses it to catch several large sharks.
(b) Uses it to trap mosquitoes.
(c) Throws it out.
(d) Uses it to create an antidote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Manu and Taio?

2. What does Aubrey do about the Danaë?

3. When does Surprise meet up with Danaë?

4. What does Surprise do at Juan Fernandez Island?

5. From where are live eels supposedly removed?

(see the answer key)

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