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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. With what does Aubrey arm the Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) Carronades.
(b) An extra company of sharpshooters.
(c) A mix of carronades and cannons.
(d) Cannons.

2. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?
(a) One of the sailors on the French privateer.
(b) One of the pirates.
(c) One of the Chinese.
(d) One of the sailors on the French frigate.

3. What passes through the area?
(a) Two French frigates.
(b) A sudden storm.
(c) A group of Malaysians.
(d) No one.

4. Why does Maturin collapse?
(a) He swam too fast getting away from a shark.
(b) He ran too far in the hot sun.
(c) He has contracted a tropical fever.
(d) He drinks bad whiskey.

5. Who receives the commission for the HMS Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) Brown.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are the nests good?

2. What does Maturin do to supplement the food supply?

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

4. How far do they figure they will have to sail to find assistance?

5. What is critical after the attack?

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