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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Villiers and Maturin deduce about the pursuit by the two schooners?
(a) They may be pirates falsely flying legitimate colours.
(b) That the American Naval intelligence is behind the pursuit.
(c) That Harry Johnson is on board one of the vessels.
(d) That Harry Johnson is funding the effort.

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

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

4. What does the Ariel do?
(a) Goes back to open sea to plan a rescue of Maturin.
(b) Leads several transports of British troops into the harbor.
(c) Tries to sneak into the west end of the bay to find a way to take the fortress.
(d) Goes back to the English fleet to report of the failure to convince Grimsholm.

5. What does Maturin tell Blaine?
(a) Maturin will accept an assignment on the Shannon.
(b) Maturin will go back to Boston.
(c) Maturin will accept a position at a medical college.
(d) Maturin will travel to Grimsholm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jagiello?

2. What has Aubrey become?

3. What does Aubrey have to do when the people in the small boat do not heed his warning?

4. How does Maturin respond to attempts by Frenchman to use him as a courier?

5. Why would Grisholm give the Minnie docking privileges?

(see the answer key)

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