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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Maturin write a lengthy letter?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife, Diana.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Sir Joseph, his handler.

2. What type of cargo is the ship in question #91 carrying?
(a) Silk cloth.
(b) Whale oil.
(c) Gold doubloons.
(d) Cannon ammunition.

3. What is the end result for Maturin at the meeting?
(a) His life is in danger.
(b) He finally talks all the parties into rebellion.
(c) He gets the parties to agree to meet in a week.
(d) He has to swear to take Peruvian citizenship.

4. What flag does Franklin fly when approaching the ship from question #91?
(a) British.
(b) Spanish.
(c) American.
(d) Peruvian.

5. What is the name of the woman who was hidden on the ship?
(a) Victoria Rawlings.
(b) Maria de la Guierrilo.
(c) Clarissa Harvil.
(d) Priscilla Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do when when Martin comes to sick call?

2. What does Maturin describe in his letter to his wife from Peru?

3. What did the woman's presence on board do to the crew?

4. Who had smuggled a woman aboard the Surprise a few months previous?

5. How did the woman aboard the ship deal with the sexual advances of the men?

(see the answer key)

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