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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Christmas of 1812 pass with some gloom?
(a) Aubrey's men had expected to celebrate Christmas in England.
(b) The war is not going well.
(c) The sailors are not in the thick of the war.
(d) The war is not over.

2. What happens the first time they sight a vessel?
(a) They try not to be seen since it is an American vessel.
(b) They hail it but it ignore them.
(c) They almost collide with it but they don't see the small boat in the fog.
(d) They try to catch it by rowing.

3. How experienced is Maturin in cricket?
(a) He led his team at Oxford to victory.
(b) He plays whenever he is in a port.
(c) He is not very skilled but likes playing the game.
(d) He has no experience.

4. What does Aubrey do on the voyage?
(a) Helps Maturin with his collection.
(b) Takes turn doing watches on the bridge.
(c) Writes many lengthy letters home.
(d) Practises his sword skills.

5. How does what the Leopard men do help the Java?
(a) They free up Java's men to board the Constitution.
(b) They are not just dead weight.
(c) They can concentrate on long-distance warfare.
(d) It relieves some marines for small-arms work in the fighting tops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what are some American agents accusing Aubrey?

2. How might the voyage back to England be described?

3. What do the survivors do on the way to Brazil?

4. Who have all taken passage in the same boat?

5. What is going to happen to the Leopard?

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