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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jagiello?
(a) A pirate for whom Ariel has hired for advising.
(b) A character in a Shakespeare play that Maturin is reading.
(c) A young officer of the Swedish service.
(d) One of the sailmen.

2. Why is Pellworm uncomfortable?
(a) He is afraid of encountering the French.
(b) He says there are bad omens about the voyage.
(c) He does not like the British.
(d) He does not like the Catalans.

3. What surprises Captain Dalgliesh?
(a) That one of the schooners is not flying American colours.
(b) That the two schooners break off so quickly.
(c) That the two American schooners are so persistently following them.
(d) That the two schooners fall behind so quickly.

4. Why does Ariel intervene in the chase?
(a) Jason cannot close.
(b) Aubrey sees it as easy prize money.
(c) Ariel is much larger than the Jason.
(d) Jason signals them to do so.

5. How does Blaine brief Maturin about the meeting with the commander of Grimsholm?
(a) He has Maturin read the intelligence Blaine has received.
(b) Just a few observations.
(c) He does not brief Maturin at all.
(d) Blaine briefs Maturin rather extensively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ariel and her transports manage to weather?

2. What happens to the original communiqué Broke writes about the Shannon's encounter?

3. What does Captain Broke need to do?

4. How does Smith find Aubrey to be?

5. What is the name of one of the American schooners that converges on the ship where Maturin, Aubrey and Villiers are?

(see the answer key)

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