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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are his attackers?
(a) Some ne'r do wells.
(b) An American who is killed when the Constitution engages with the HMS Java.
(c) A couple of sailors.
(d) Pontet-Canet and French thugs.

2. What happens after several days in the sun?
(a) The men start hallucinating.
(b) Dehydration starts.
(c) The men are badly burned.
(d) The men start jumping into the water to cool off.

3. What seems a possibility to the men after a few days?
(a) Starvation.
(b) They will start encountering other vessels as they have entered a shipping lane.
(c) They will sight land soon.
(d) They are on the wrong course.

4. At what does Java fail?
(a) Use her men for small arms fire.
(b) Close to boarding distance.
(c) Outflank the Constitution.
(d) Get out into open sea.

5. How does Johnson respond to news of the assault on Maturin?
(a) He uses it to again threaten Maturin.
(b) He is nonplussed.
(c) He seems indifferent.
(d) He is outraged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin want from Herapath?

2. Who is Philip Broke?

3. What happens to Maturin?

4. Why does the Leopard make quite a stir when entering the port?

5. Who goes into the hotel to retrieve Maturin and Villiers?

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