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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. Why is the Nutmeg of Consolation readied for sea in haste?
(a) There is a bad storm moving in.
(b) Napoleon is gathering his forces near Brest.
(c) They are going to try to catch Cornélie.
(d) The former Governor needs to be at his new post immediately.

2. Why does Maturin collapse?
(a) He is dehydrated.
(b) He is knocked in the head by a thrown boomerang.
(c) He is stung by a platypus.
(d) No one knows.

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

4. Who is Padeen Colman?
(a) Maturin's brother-in-law.
(b) Maturin's cousin by marriage.
(c) Aubrey's cousin by marriage.
(d) A man who Maturin feels partly responsible for his circumstances.

5. Where did the letter originate?
(a) England.
(b) Boston.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) Zanzibar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maturin tracking down in Port Jackson?

2. Where does Surprise head from Sweeting Island?

3. What is the main news Sir Blaine imparts?

4. What is the purpose of the modification?

5. Why does Maturin deliver the treaty?

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