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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Beck?
(a) The man who brought Maturin a rare plant specimen.
(b) Another doctor who teaches at the medical college.
(c) A local intelligence officer.
(d) The owner of the Inn where Maturin is staying.

2. What does Maturin ask his fellow physicians?
(a) How to diagnose early pregnancy.
(b) How to know if a woman loves you.
(c) If they will assume the teaching of his classes for a while.
(d) What medicine to give Villiers.

3. 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) Aubrey needs to come home as his wife is dying.
(d) Kimber has exhausted Aubrey's funds with little to show for it.

4. What is Aubrey asked to do repeatedly?
(a) Introduce Villiers to the crowd.
(b) Show his battle wound.
(c) Recount the battle scene from his perspective.
(d) Have a flagon of ale on the house.

5. What does Maturin obtain for Villiers?
(a) A room at a lady's boarding house.
(b) A certificate of safe passage.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) A maid servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is pursuing Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers?

2. What does Maturin do at the ball?

3. What does Captain Broke need to do?

4. Why do Smith and Aubrey leave the ball?

5. What does Villiers confide to Maturin?

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