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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?
(a) Takes a long sleep.
(b) Interviews the crew.
(c) Inventories all the provisions.
(d) Inspects every room.

2. What does the crew of the Jemmapes fear when Aubrey fires on them?
(a) They have a new secret weapon.
(b) They are breaking a treaty.
(c) A dead man is the captain.
(d) They are being attacked by pirates.

3. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?
(a) He has seen this man before.
(b) He is still angry with Aubrey.
(c) He seems friendly.
(d) He has no nautical skill.

4. What kind of sickness does Aubrey get while Maturin is gone?
(a) A gash on his arm.
(b) A cold.
(c) A rash.
(d) Gout in his foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did things not go as expected for Aubrey when he went into the harbor with the French consort?

2. What does Graham dislike about Aubrey's decision in the Ionian Region?

3. What does Aubrey do on the day he meets with Sciahan?

4. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?

5. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

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