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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Aubrey when Maturin awakes from his illness?
(a) At the construction site.
(b) Investigating a shipwreck on the other side of the island.
(c) Swimmingl.
(d) In a fevered coma.

2. About what does Maturin discuss with Aubrey?
(a) When the HMS Justice will start missing them.
(b) Whether his message is actually delivered by Kesegaran.
(c) Whether the men should split into several camps for security.
(d) If the French privateer is likely to return.

3. What does Aubrey do to Miller and Oakes?
(a) Turns them before the mast.
(b) Refuse to take them on board.
(c) Put them in the brig.
(d) Rate them as midshipmen.

4. For what purpose are the bribes?
(a) To get Matruin aboard the Cornélie for a trip back to England.
(b) To assure that the harbormaster will give the Chinese safe passage.
(c) To delay Cornélie's refitting and resupply.
(d) He does not give any bribes.

5. What effect does the method Aubrey uses to arm his ship have?
(a) It covers both short and long-range possibilites.
(b) It enables more men in the rigging to pick off boarding parties.
(c) It has a heavy punch up close but no long-range accuracy.
(d) It makes the ship lighter and therefore faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where departs for Batavia in one of the ship's boats?

2. What does the Captain of Marines have his men construct?

3. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?

4. Upon what did the ship wreck?

5. What do the attackers do as they retreat?

(see the answer key)

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