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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey tell Maturin about the card players he's been with?
(a) He won a bunch from them last night.
(b) They are sharpers.
(c) They have been run out of town.
(d) They aren't cheating.

2. What does Maturin think has affected the rats?
(a) The prisoners.
(b) Nothing he can see.
(c) The storm.
(d) The type of food they carry.

3. Why has Michael Herapath stowed away on the ship?
(a) To get to Australia.
(b) To follow Wogan.
(c) To join the navy.
(d) To follow Maturin.

4. What does Maturin find at Villiers' apartments?
(a) A stack of bills to pay.
(b) The place was empty.
(c) The place had been ransacked.
(d) Her cat needing food.

5. Who did the prisoners murder during the storm?
(a) The warden and his assistant.
(b) Two of the guards.
(c) Louisa Wogan.
(d) The first mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maturin say yes to the request by naval intelligence?

2. Who is Aubrey supposed to reinstate?

3. How did the prisoners feel during the storm?

4. What kind of storm does Aubrey run into at the start of his voyage?

5. Who is Michael Herapath?

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