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

2. What does Aubrey do when he first makes land?
(a) Goes to file his lenthly preliminary report to naval authorities.
(b) Finds out where his surviving children are.
(c) Reunites with Kimber.
(d) Finds out where his wife is buried.

3. What is Jagiello supposed to be doing?
(a) Infiltrating the Barbary Coast group.
(b) Teaching Dalgliesh how to sail around the reefs near Gibraltar.
(c) Advising and observing.
(d) Pretending to be someone he is not.

4. What does Maturin ask Villiers?
(a) To take a letter to a colleague in Brazil.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To take a letter to a colleague in England.
(d) To keep quiet about his activities in America.

5. How does Aubrey find his home?
(a) Nearly vacant.
(b) Not burned as an earlier report said.
(c) Completely deserted.
(d) Bustling in anticipation of his return.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey feel about being back at sea?

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

3. What is the Diligence?

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

5. How is the crew of the Ariel?

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