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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 owns the vessel?
(a) The English naval department.
(b) The Dutch government.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Aubrey.

2. Who is pursuing the Surprise?
(a) An American privateer.
(b) An American man-of-war.
(c) A British cutter.
(d) A French man-of-war.

3. What are Aubrey and Maturin doing as they sail?
(a) Playing chess.
(b) Playing whist.
(c) Discussing the war.
(d) Reading their letters from home.

4. Who starts visiting Maturin?
(a) Davidge.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Oakes.

5. What does Aubrey order regarding pursuit?
(a) To turn around and ram it.
(b) To ignore it.
(c) To heave to.
(d) To shoot a warning shot across the other ship's bow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is taking up Aubrey's time in Annamooka?

2. Where is Clarissa Oakes?

3. What does the scout report?

4. What do Oakes, West and Davidge demonstrate?

5. Who is reserved and proper nearly to the point of being rude?

(see the answer key)

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