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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the unnamed island?
(a) The South China Sea.
(b) In the Indian Ocean.
(c) Near Cape Horn.
(d) In the Atlantic Ocean.

3. How long does it take to repulse the attackers?
(a) Three days.
(b) A week.
(c) Several hours.
(d) Twenty-four hours.

4. How far do they figure they will have to sail to find assistance?
(a) About 80 miles to India.
(b) Almost to the European continent.
(c) About 200 miles.
(d) About 60 miles to the East African coast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?

2. What are his carpenters and seamen begun building?

3. What does Maturin send to a Chinese junk?

4. How does Kesegaran get to the island?

5. What does Maturin find when he goes to gather the nests?

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