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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hyde as a sailor and officer?
(a) Takes foolish chances.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Lacks self confidence.
(d) Reliable and uninmaginative.

2. How does Aubrey treat Smith?
(a) He avoids her.
(b) He gives her misleading insinuations.
(c) He tells her the news of his wife's death was incorrect.
(d) He is rude in hopes she will leave him be.

3. What does Maturin try to teach Jagiello?
(a) About life at sea.
(b) How to overcome his bad looks.
(c) How to use a prothesis that Maturin makes for him.
(d) Nothing; Jagiello is just a character in a book.

4. What happens as Aubrey is trying to get the Ariel away from The Thatcher?
(a) The ship hits a reef which punctures her hull.
(b) He is successful but they are way off course.
(c) The linesman hurls the sounding line and knocks out Aubrey.
(d) The rudder pinon breaks off.

5. How is Aubrey further slandered?
(a) Amanda Smith writes and claims she is pregnant by him.
(b) Amanda Smith shows up in England and confronts Aubrey's wife.
(c) Grant claims Aubrey did not sink Waakzaamheid, a Dutch ship-of-war, but a nondescript transport.
(d) Grant claims Aubrey collaborated with the Americans while in Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin tell Blaine?

2. Why does Aubrey get struck with a piece of hard meat?

3. What does Maturin find irresistible about Villiers?

4. Who is waiting to greet the crew of the Ariel as they come ashore?

5. What do Maturin and Jagiello do one foggy morning?

(see the answer key)

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