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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Maturin brood?
(a) About his son's recent bout with malaria.
(b) That he cannot search the nearby islands for new specimens.
(c) Being poor.
(d) About his wife is in ill health.

2. What does Maturin diagnose?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Bubonic plague.

3. When must Aubrey reach his destination?
(a) Before Cornélie enters the passage.
(b) Before daybreak.
(c) By midnight.
(d) Within the first couple hours of darkness.

4. Who is presumed lost at sea?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Sexton.
(d) Fox.

5. What does Aubrey think of the Surprise?
(a) It is malodorous.
(b) It has been kept immaculate.
(c) It seems small now.
(d) It needs more carronades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the sailors find Kesegaran interesting?

2. What are his carpenters and seamen begun building?

3. What do the men do for entertainment?

4. What effect does the method Aubrey uses to arm his ship have?

5. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?

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