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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the officer who witnesses the Port Mahon rescue and slips into the night?
(a) Dutourd.
(b) Bonden.
(c) Admiral Harte.
(d) Maragall.

2. Whom do Aubrey and his men plan to free at Port Mahon?
(a) Only Maturin.
(b) Sailors captured the night before.
(c) Chinese prisoners.
(d) All prisoners held by the French.

3. What does Maragall arrange to ease Aubrey's arrival at Port Mahon?
(a) Vessel gets through the health inspection.
(b) New code for messages.
(c) Full military salute.
(d) Bribery of lookouts.

4. When Aubrey first goes ashore on Minorca, who approaches him and wants to talk about Maturin?
(a) Governor of the island.
(b) Maturin's brother.
(c) An island native.
(d) Joan Maragall.

5. What does Aubrey leave on the H.M.S. Surprise as a token of an earlier encounter?
(a) He leaves the French code book.
(b) He leaves a cache of silver.
(c) He stashes letters in a secret compartment.
(d) He carves his initials on the main cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means does Aubrey sneak away from the Grapes in order to meet with Sophie?

2. What does Sir Joseph Blain discuss with Maturin after the lecture?

3. Why are many of the prisoners in bad physical condition at Port Mahon's French prison?

4. Who is Fanshaw?

5. Why does the First Lord's mention of Stephen Maturin shock and dismay Sir Joseph Blain?

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