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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. To what is Maturin oblivious?
(a) The numerous mosquitoes.
(b) The social tension.
(c) The heat.
(d) The off-key singing of the French officers.

2. What do Martin and Maturin learn to love as the time passes at Port Jackson?
(a) The countryside.
(b) The cultural quirks.
(c) The way men and women are treated almost equally.
(d) The bravado of the Australians.

3. Who is William Grimshaw?
(a) The accountant for the Governor.
(b) A lieutenant on board.
(c) A sailor who becomes good friends with Killick.
(d) The quartermaster for the ground forces.

4. To where does Kesegaran agree to carry a message?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Batavia.

5. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?
(a) Sir Edumund Hexley.
(b) Edward Fox.
(c) John Duncan.
(d) Sir Joseph Wexler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Maturin and Martin combing the island despite the illness?

2. How does Maturin react to the news?

3. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?

4. To whom does Maturin give bribes?

5. For what is Grimshaw and Killick known?

(see the answer key)

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