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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pursues the Leopard?
(a) No one.
(b) A Dutch opponent.
(c) Barbary coast pirates.
(d) A French opponent.

2. What does Leopard miss within eyesight?
(a) Port Jackson.
(b) A large ice island.
(c) Landfall.
(d) Cape Town.

3. What does Waakzaamheid try to destroy on Leopard?
(a) The main mast.
(b) The rudder.
(c) The sails.
(d) The guns.

4. How many people recover from the illness but are too weak to work?
(a) A hundred.
(b) About sixty-five.
(c) Half the ship.
(d) Twenty-six.

5. What type of shot would Aubrey use against smaller boats?
(a) Small cannon fire.
(b) Small arms fire.
(c) Grape shot.
(d) Repeating rifle fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the part of the crew that takes the boats and leave the ship take with them?

2. What does Maturin think about Aubrey's wounds?

3. As what does Maturin diagnose the prisoners' illness?

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

5. What nationality is Louisa Wogan?

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