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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. What do the attackers do as they retreat?
(a) Burn the schooner.
(b) Kill their wounded.
(c) Bow to the English sailors.
(d) Drag several sailors with them.

2. Upon what did the ship wreck?
(a) An iceberg.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A submerged vessel that wrecked earlier.
(d) A submerged reef.

3. What do the men do for entertainment?
(a) Play cricket.
(b) Play craps.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Play whist.

4. Who does Maturin spy one morning when he wakes up?
(a) What he thinks is an angel.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A Dyak woman.
(d) A French privateer approaching the bay.

5. What does much of Chapter 3 offer?
(a) A vivid and detailed description of the island.
(b) A long monologue in Aubrey's head.
(c) A recap of the fight with the French frigate.
(d) A recap of events in previous novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will depart about the Cornélie?

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

3. What is the effect of the aftermath of the attack?

4. Where is the unnamed island?

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

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