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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of patient is Maturin?
(a) Scared and nervous.
(b) Impatient and angry.
(c) Patient and kind.
(d) Loud and painful.

2. What happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?
(a) They almost sink the ship.
(b) The balls don't go far.
(c) They aim at birds.
(d) The sparks are in colors.

3. Where does the French ship head after breaking through the blockade?
(a) Toulon.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Marseilles.

4. Why is Aubrey so worried about Thornton's health?
(a) He seems to have improved overnight.
(b) He saw all the medicines he is taking.
(c) He has always been very energetic.
(d) It seems as though he is hiding something.

5. What will the potentates bargain for?
(a) Powder.
(b) Protection.
(c) Amnesty.
(d) French land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Worcester crew made up of?

2. What causes the flock of birds to fly over the blockade?

3. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?

4. Why does Harte give Aubrey the mission of meeting with the potentates?

5. What hits Maturin on the head?

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