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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. How does Aubrey respond to the Navy's questions?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Incredulous.
(c) He is angry and shaken.
(d) Cooperative.

2. Who does Maturin go to see after speaking to Michael Herapath?
(a) Evans.
(b) A friend in the State Department.
(c) George Herapath.
(d) Wogan.

3. Where does George Herapath live during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Canada.
(d) Cuba.

4. Who is Caroline?
(a) Evans's wife.
(b) Herapath's sister.
(c) Wogan's infant daughter.
(d) Wogan's sister.

5. 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 over.
(c) The war is not going well.
(d) The sailors are not in the thick of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maturin carrying when his turn at bat arrives?

2. What does Aubrey strenuously argue to retain?

3. How is Maturin threatened?

4. Who are his attackers?

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

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