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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?
(a) Set up a defensive parameter.
(b) Sink the attacker's boat.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Shoot after the retreating attackers to no avail.

3. What type of armament does the Cornélie possess?
(a) Carronades.
(b) Heavy cannon.
(c) Light cannon.
(d) A mixture of heavy, medium and light cannon.

4. What do they find when they enter the harbor?
(a) The Cornélie about to raise anchor.
(b) No Cornélie.
(c) The Cornélie anchored in shallow water.
(d) The Cornélie is already a burning wreckage.

5. To where does the junk take the British sailors?
(a) Batavia.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Taiwain.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose nests does Maturin find?

2. Who is inspecting the articles in the camp?

3. How long does it take to repulse the attackers?

4. What does Aubrey signal Pullings to do?

5. Between whom is a treaty arranged?

(see the answer key)

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