2. What do they find when they enter the harbor?
(a) The Cornélie anchored in shallow water.
(b) The Cornélie is already a burning wreckage.
(c) No Cornélie.
(d) The Cornélie about to raise anchor.

3. What is the result of Maturin's encounter with the man he offends?
(a) They exchange insults but do not draw swords.
(b) They duel and Maturin wounds him.
(c) They duel and Maturin kills the man.
(d) Nothing.

4. What is one attribute of the guests at a dinner party Maturin attends?
(a) They drink huge quantities of alcohol.
(b) They are mostly anti-Irish.
(c) They are rude.
(d) They have no table manners.

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

6. What does Maturin think poverty may affect?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His son's education.
(c) His son's inheritance.
(d) His family's estate.

7. How does Aubrey modify the Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) To make it look sloppy and unkempt.
(b) He increases its fire power.
(c) He makes it appear to be a pirate vessel.
(d) He makes it able to float even if several compartments below deck are filled.

8. Where does Surprise head from Sweeting Island?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) New South Wales.
(c) Brest.
(d) England.

9. Of what does Aubrey grow jealous?
(a) A man his wife mentions in a letter.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A native woman on Basatange paying so much attention to Maturin.
(d) Martin and Maturin spending so much time together.

10. To what is Maturin oblivious?
(a) The heat.
(b) The numerous mosquitoes.
(c) The off-key singing of the French officers.
(d) The social tension.

11. Why does the Nutmeg of Consolation sail poorly?
(a) Because the jib boom is too warped.
(b) Because the topmast stay is broken.
(c) In order to give Cornélie the ability to keep up.
(d) Because the winds are coming out of the northwest.

12. What does Cornélie do in response to Nutmeg's heading out to sea?
(a) It can't do anything as it is replacing its main mast.
(b) It relies upon the man-o-war to give chase.
(c) Shoots a couple rounds after them but declines to pursue.
(d) Gathers her boats and men and hoists anchor for pursuit.

13. How do Maturin and Martin find two young girls?
(a) While searching for fruit.
(b) When they are trying to grab some Swifts' nests.
(c) The girls are in a fruit tree.
(d) When looking through the village.

14. When will the ambush take place?
(a) It cannot because he will not get there in time.
(b) Early the next morning.
(c) Aubrey has decided to make a run for England and forget the ambush.
(d) In the middle of that night.

15. What Passage does his ship run down?
(a) Salibabu.
(b) The Straits of Pukuoni.
(c) Great Horned.
(d) Zanzibare.