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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 is John Paulton?
(a) A friend of Pullings.
(b) A friend of Aubrey.
(c) A friend of Miller.
(d) A friend of Maturin.

2. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?
(a) Sir Edumund Hexley.
(b) Sir Joseph Wexler.
(c) John Duncan.
(d) Edward Fox.

3. Why is Aubrey finding it daunting to refit and resupply the Surprise?
(a) He is low on funds.
(b) He has special requirements because of the Surprise's odd design.
(c) They do not like the English overly much there.
(d) Because of Maturin's duel with Lowe.

4. With what does Aubrey arm the Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) Cannons.
(b) A mix of carronades and cannons.
(c) Carronades.
(d) An extra company of sharpshooters.

5. Who is Fox's clerk?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Jones.
(d) Stafford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Martin and Maturin learn to love as the time passes at Port Jackson?

3. What does Maturin discover in the hold of the ship?

4. To where does Kesegaran agree to carry a message?

5. Where is Aubrey when Maturin awakes from his illness?

(see the answer key)

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