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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. What do the survivors do on the way to Brazil?
(a) Recuperate.
(b) Have a hard time recuperating because of the lack of stores.
(c) Learn all about the new vessel they are on.
(d) Some die.

2. What is one-sided?
(a) The flow of information between Aubrey and England.
(b) The feelings between Maturin and Villiers.
(c) The regard Michael Herapath has for Wogan.
(d) The conversation between Maturin and Johnson.

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

4. How does Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers get out of the harbor?
(a) On a small boat.
(b) On the Arcuturas.
(c) Swimming.
(d) On board the Caroline.

5. Of what do Johnson's plantation workers comprise?
(a) Well-paid poor white farmers.
(b) A large group of slaves, mostly his own progeny.
(c) He has no plantations to speak of.
(d) Well-paid freed slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship does Herapath intend to use to help Aubrey?

2. Why is Herapath glad that Villiers is leaving?

3. Why does Maturin speak to a priest?

4. Who is Maturin calling upon when he is assaulted?

5. What are in the letters to Sophie?

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