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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Aubrey go to meet?
(a) Admiral Nelson.
(b) Admiral Leighton.
(c) Admiral Wellington.
(d) Admiral Hartley.

2. What ship do they find?
(a) A Dutch frigate.
(b) An Egyptian freighter.
(c) The Dromedary.
(d) The Leopard.

3. Where is Mrs. Fielding's husband?
(a) In an English prison.
(b) On an American privateer.
(c) Deceased.
(d) In a French prison.

4. What does the First Secretary promise Aubrey?
(a) Command of the Shannon.
(b) Command of the Essex.
(c) Command of the Blackwater.
(d) Command of the Leopard.

5. What do Aubrey and Maturin share?
(a) An appreciation for music.
(b) A hatred of all things Dutch.
(c) An appreciation for the natural sciences.
(d) A hatred of the Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do the citizens gossip?

2. What does the Dromedary encounter at sea?

3. What has happened to many of the men's uniforms?

4. What will be waiting for Aubrey and his crew when they suceed in crossing?

5. When does Aubrey set a course for with the Surprise?

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