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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. What does Aubrey share with Pullings?
(a) His belief that Pullings should have his own command.
(b) His misgivings about the Nutmeg Consolation.
(c) His ideas about the upcoming battle.
(d) His misgivings about Oakes and Miller.

2. What does Aubrey hope the Captain on the Cornélie will believe?
(a) That the Nutmeg is there to resupply the Cornélie.
(b) That the Nutmeg is unarmed.
(c) That there are more French in the area.
(d) That the Nutmeg of Consolation is a Dutch merchant vessel.

3. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?
(a) One of the sailors on the French privateer.
(b) One of the Chinese.
(c) One of the sailors on the French frigate.
(d) One of the pirates.

4. With whom does Aubrey share his thoughts?
(a) Oakes.
(b) Killick.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Miller.

5. What must Aubrey do to ensure an English victory?
(a) Wait for the Cornélie to use up her powder.
(b) Get quite close to the Cornélie.
(c) Stay a long range from the Cornélie.
(d) Have the first strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Maturin discuss with Aubrey?

2. From whom does Maturin receive a letter?

3. Why does Aubrey turn tail and run?

4. Who attacks the sailors?

5. What does Maturin pay the man who helps Maturin?

(see the answer key)

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