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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. Who cries out in admiration for Guy Fawkes?
(a) No one.
(b) The two Welsh crewmen.
(c) The Sweeting girls.
(d) The Irish sailors.

2. Where is Clarissa Oakes?
(a) In Port Jackson.
(b) On board Aubrey's vessel.
(c) In Java.
(d) In Port-au-Prince.

3. What is the approximate date at the opening of the novel?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1811.

4. Why does Clarissa secure a good position when she is put on the streets after Edward's death?
(a) She is experienced.
(b) She is a real beauty.
(c) She has a lot of nice clothes.
(d) She is well educated.

5. What class is the vessel?
(a) A first-rate Frigate.
(b) A canonner.
(c) A hoy.
(d) A man-of-war.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Clarissa's sentence of death commuted?

2. What topic do Aubrey and others at times discuss humorously?

3. Who smuggles Clarissa on board?

4. What divides the north from the south of the island?

5. What does Aubrey do before breakfast?

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