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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin advise Aubrey?
(a) To not fret over things he cannot control.
(b) To send his children to boarding school.
(c) To take the second vessel carrying the recovering wounded.
(d) To borrow money from his wealthy father-in-law.

2. What is Jagiello's most prominent feature?
(a) His overwhelming beauty and enormous sex appeal.
(b) One arm is missing.
(c) A scarred face from a ship fire.
(d) His huge nose.

3. What does Maturin find irresistible about Villiers?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Nothing really attracts Maturin to Villiers.
(c) Her grace.
(d) Her laughter.

4. How does Villiers fare at the beginning of the sea voyage?
(a) She is harrassed by some of the sailors.
(b) She is severely seasick.
(c) She is used to the ocean and loves sailing.
(d) She is fearful of water but does not get seasick.

5. What news does Kimber write Aubrey?
(a) Aubrey's home burns to the ground but his wife and children are alive.
(b) Aubrey's wife has died.
(c) Kimber has exhausted Aubrey's funds with little to show for it.
(d) Aubrey needs to come home as his wife is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jagiello?

2. What does Maturin ask Villiers?

3. Who joins Aubrey at his home?

4. How is the crew of the Ariel?

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

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