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

3. About what does Aubrey muse during his and Sophie's reunion?
(a) Children.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Death.
(d) Illness.

4. What do Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers do to effect a return to England?
(a) They are onboard the fast packet with the original communiqué from Broke.
(b) They take a private merchant vessel.
(c) They take a slower packet.
(d) They have to wait until later in the summer.

5. How does Smith find Aubrey to be?
(a) Gruff.
(b) Uninteresting.
(c) Easily seduced and socially important.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hyde?

2. From what does Hyde suffer?

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

4. To whom does Maturin make his report?

5. With whose fleet does the Ariel rendezvous?

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