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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. In what type of home does Captain Aubrey live?
(a) A country cottage.
(b) A castle.
(c) A farmhouse.
(d) A townhouse.

2. What do Aubrey's forces and British land forces do on La Reunion?
(a) Burn the main towns.
(b) Capture a key city.
(c) Rescue prisoners.
(d) Destroy the crops.

3. What does Bertie give Aubrey permission to do?
(a) To comandeer any French vessel.
(b) To belay the last orders Aubrey received.
(c) To hoist a commodore's broad pendant aboard Boadicea.
(d) To leave without official orders.

4. Why wasn't Maturin captured when Clonfert was?
(a) He swam to shore.
(b) He pretended to be French.
(c) He had transferred to Pym's ship.
(d) He slipped away on a small boat.

5. What does Aubrey use his station of commodore to do?
(a) To fire Corbett.
(b) To order fine wines.
(c) To request Bonden and Killick, his personal coxswain and steward, be reassigned to his crew.
(d) To have his wife on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one interest in mental health Maturin has?

2. Of what does McAdam say Clonfert's physical ailments are the result?

3. How long are the French ships blockaded in port?

4. What captured ship reinforces Aubrey's squadron?

5. What does Maturin call tormina?

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