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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. What was Maturin doing in America recently?
(a) He was a nominal prisoner.
(b) He was spying.
(c) He was courting Villiers.
(d) He was helping Aubrey escape.

2. What does Maturin do doing the voyage?
(a) He helps the ship's surgeon roll bandages and the like.
(b) He continues writing the novel he started.
(c) He conducts research about scurvy on the crew.
(d) He spends most of his time bird watching.

3. Where is the HMS Shannon going?
(a) England.
(b) The West Indies.
(c) Chile.
(d) Halifax, Nova Scotia.

4. In what recent battle does Aubrey participate as a combatant?
(a) The battle between the USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon.
(b) Aubrey has not been in a battle recently.
(c) The battle between the USS Constitution and the HMS Shannon.
(d) A battle in Washington between Johnson's spies and Maturin.

5. About what do men comment concerning Villiers?
(a) Her tendency to flitter about.
(b) Her exceptional beauty.
(c) Her sad countenance.
(d) Her reluctance to engage in social conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers do to effect a return to England?

2. How does Smith find Aubrey to be?

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

4. What does Maturin find irresistible about Villiers?

5. What has Aubrey become?

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