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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin request of Aubrey in port?
(a) That Aubrey come with him.
(b) That Dutourd not be allowed off the ship.
(c) That Aubrey take Surprise out of the harbor.
(d) That Maturin be left for exactly three days.

2. Who hails Pullings?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) A boat of apparently drunken men.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His first mate.

3. What does Martin tell Maturin about birds?
(a) He thinks they should shoot any birds hanging around.
(b) He wants to save the birds who were injured in the volcano activity.
(c) He hates birds.
(d) He has no desire to see any new species of birds.

4. What does Maturin describe in his letter to his wife from Peru?
(a) The tensions involved in his mission.
(b) Aubrey's illegitimate son.
(c) What he finds humorous about the Peruvians.
(d) The local flora and fauna.

5. What does Aubrey note after examining Franklin's papers?
(a) It is a privateer.
(b) Legally it is a pirate ship.
(c) It is a passenger ship.
(d) It has been stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Sam Panda do?

2. What does Maturin's group detour to see?

3. Why does Maturin nearly go unconscious several times while traveling?

4. What does Dutourd act like on the Surprise?

5. What does Maturin think happened between the woman and Martin?

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