2. What does Aubrey hope his new situation will bring him?
(a) Reinstatement.
(b) An admiralty.
(c) The Queen's favor.
(d) Command of a fleet of merchant marines.

3. What does Surprise do after she finishes with the task in question #121?
(a) Beds down for the night.
(b) Sneaks into shore.
(c) Lowers her flag.
(d) Moves towards the open sea.

4. Who does Maturin visit after going to the apothecary?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) Martin's house.
(d) Joseph Blaine.

5. How much laudanum does Maturin say he takes every day?
(a) He takes a medicinal dose six times a day.
(b) He takes a medicinal dose four times a day.
(c) Twenty times the medicinal dose.
(d) Forty times the medicinal dose.

6. Where does Aubrey return in Chapter 5?
(a) To Madrid.
(b) To his country estate.
(c) To Surprise.
(d) To London.

7. What does Aubrey do about the incident in question #94?
(a) Tells them to remove it.
(b) Fine the men who did it.
(c) Fire the men who did it.
(d) Has the men who did it whipped.

8. What other two ships does Aubrey grab that night besides Diane and the gunboats?
(a) Two cutters.
(b) Two merchant ships.
(c) Two battleships.
(d) Two sloops.

9. What did Aubrey say about the laudanum Maturin gave him?
(a) It tasted like brandy.
(b) It seemed to be too thin.
(c) It didn't help the pain.
(d) It tasted like water.

10. How did the event Joseph organized turn out?
(a) Aubrey fell asleep from too much laudanum.
(b) A riot was started.
(c) It was boring and most people left early.
(d) Tedious but successful.

11. With whom does Surprise rendezvous on the open sea?
(a) The Leopard.
(b) Two British privateers.
(c) The blockade squadron.
(d) The British southern fleet.

12. How is Maturin's laudanum being weakened?
(a) With wine.
(b) With whiskey.
(c) With brandy.
(d) With water.

13. What will Surprise's boats do according to Aubrey's plan?
(a) Take a crew from Babbington's ship to shore.
(b) Sneak to the land and tie up the garrison.
(c) Take boarders to the gunboats.
(d) Sneak into the harbor at night.

14. What do Maturin and Aubrey discuss when Maturin comes to Aubrey's house?
(a) Maturin's wife.
(b) Aubrey's wife.
(c) Padeen's opium habit.
(d) The ship Diane.

15. How is the man in question #83 described?
(a) A wealthy nobleman.
(b) The captain of a rival privateer.
(c) An older, distinquished soldier.
(d) A young and dashing soldier.