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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who organizes the shipwrecked men's camp?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Welby.
(d) Martin.

2. Who attacks the sailors?
(a) No one.
(b) Pirates.
(c) The French.
(d) A tribe of warriors called Dyaks.

3. From whom does Maturin receive a letter?
(a) His wife.
(b) His solicitor.
(c) Sir Blaine.
(d) His son.

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

5. What is the effect of Maturin's visit to Colman?
(a) It angers him so much that he attempts to kill Maturin.
(b) Maturin is not allowed to visit to Colman.
(c) It sends Colman into a deeper depression.
(d) It raises Colman's spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the Chinese junk?

2. To whom does Maturin give bribes?

3. What type of armament does the Cornélie possess?

4. Where does the French captain plant to bring on water aboard?

5. Why are the sailors able to salvage much of the ship's contents?

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