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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Surprise do?
(a) Gets painted black.
(b) Gets five new 48 pounders.
(c) Loads rovisions and water.
(d) Adds a second topsail for speed.

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

3. What does Martin accept from Maturin?
(a) A position of shipboard chaplain.
(b) Being dropped at a missionary settlement near Cape Horn.
(c) A few pounds to tide him over until he finds a new position.
(d) A position as clergy.

4. How has Clarissa modified her wedding dress?
(a) She has made it larger to fit her growing stomach.
(b) Into an evening gown.
(c) She does not change anything since it's her wedding feast.
(d) She has made it a bit more of a bold cut.

5. What is probably foreshadowed for another book in the series?
(a) Maturin and Clarissa marrying.
(b) Clarissa's testimony against the Duke.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Aubrey's divorce because of his adultery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aubrey doing as he is standing on the quarterdeck?

2. What does Surprise do?

3. What does Aubrey think about Puloani?

4. What is Aubrey intending to do?

5. Who joins Aubrey that night?

(see the answer key)

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