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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the British armada do?
(a) Proceeds to Cape Town.
(b) Lands a huge force on Mauritius.
(c) Goes to Rodriguez to pick up infantry.
(d) Pursues the French who have British ships.

2. What does Aubrey do with the ship as it sails towards Cape Town?
(a) Re-rigs the sails and re-stows the hold.
(b) Calls general quarters every three hours.
(c) Keeps her guns cleaned and unfired.
(d) Has the men re-paint her.

3. What does Aubrey do with his commodore's pennant when the Admiral arrives?
(a) Puts it at half mast.
(b) Leaves it up.
(c) Hauls it down.
(d) Nothing.

4. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?
(a) Blowing up British merchant ships.
(b) Blockading England's shores.
(c) Crossing the channel.
(d) Capturing British Indiamen.

5. Why is the Groper sacrificed?
(a) To be a temporary breakwater.
(b) To blow up the garrison.
(c) To draw the French out.
(d) To take civilians off the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Colley fare?

2. Who arrives as Clonfert captures the fort?

3. Why wasn't Maturin captured when Clonfert was?

4. What does the squadron do after the ships were separated?

5. What worries Maturin about himself?

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