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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. How does this acquaintance help the Surprise?
(a) It gives the officers a decent place to stay.
(b) It speeds up the process of repairs.
(c) It keeps the Surprise from being overly taxed.
(d) It helps Aubrey gain information.

2. What rumors once existed about Mrs. Fielding?
(a) She was having an affair with Nelson.
(b) She was having an affair with Aubrey.
(c) She was a French spy.
(d) She was a British undercover agent.

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

4. With whom do the Fieldings meet socially?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Hollister.
(c) Martinique.
(d) Phipps.

5. What does Surprise encounter and capture?
(a) A British Indiaman ship.
(b) An American whaler.
(c) A British whaler.
(d) A French whaler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Horner claim about her husband?

2. What does the older women want to do with Aubrey?

3. Who has Aubrey eyed in town as a possible romantic partner before he learns her identity?

4. Why does the ship's mood improve over the next few days?

5. Of what does Maturin purchase a large quantity?

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