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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Broke need to do?
(a) Return to the blockage of Washington.
(b) Write his official communiqué.
(c) Supervise the repairs of the Shannon.
(d) Join a blockade of the New York harbor.

2. From where have Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers just escaped?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) An uprising in the West Indies.
(c) Boston.
(d) Brazil.

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

4. What does the mail that arrives confirm?
(a) That Aubrey's wife has died.
(b) Aubrey's worse fears about Kimber.
(c) That Aubrey's estate is irreparably damaged.
(d) That not only has Aubrey's wife died, but also his oldest son.

5. Who is Hyde?
(a) Ariel's senior lieutenant.
(b) Ariel's bosun chief.
(c) Ariel's second mate.
(d) Ariel's stewart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why would Grisholm give the Minnie docking privileges?

3. Who does Aubrey find?

4. Who joins Aubrey at his home?

5. What is the Minnie?

(see the answer key)

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