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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does La Flèche stop to resupply?
(a) A small port on Madagascar.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) An Italian port.
(d) Cape Town.

2. About how many nautical miles does the ship cover daily?
(a) 90.
(b) 400.
(c) 200-250.
(d) 150.

3. How does Maturin almost make a serious faux pas?
(a) By asking to examine the eye socket of a one-eyed sailor.
(b) By forgetting the Captain's name.
(c) By telling the first mate what Maturin thinks of the mate's mother.
(d) By almost missing the Captain's table.

4. Over what does Maturin agonize when on board the La Flèche?
(a) His numerous natural history specimens.
(b) What he will tell his wife who did not think he was returning to her.
(c) How to categorize some of the odd species he has collected.
(d) Why he made such a fool of himself on the cricket field.

5. Why does the Leopard make quite a stir when entering the port?
(a) She is the first English colors seen there in years.
(b) She is listing badly to starboard.
(c) She was thought to be long lost at sea.
(d) She is flying Dutch colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey strenuously argue to retain?

2. What is going to happen to the Leopard?

3. What is mainly responsible for the Leopard arriving at the port safely?

4. What are in the letters to Sophie?

5. Upon what vessel is Aubrey traveling to England?

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