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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might the voyage back to England be described?
(a) Stimulating.
(b) Rough seas.
(c) Fraught with danger.
(d) Monotonous.

2. Why is Maturin going to marry Villiers?
(a) So her American citizenship will be void.
(b) He thinks it is the best way to protect her.
(c) He has gotten her pregnant.
(d) Because he loves her.

3. What causes Maturin to flee through the streets of Boston to Villiers' hotel?
(a) He is again beset with attackers.
(b) He does not go to see Villiers.
(c) He is anxious to tell her he will marry her.
(d) He is afraid she is about to be killed.

4. Who is Pontet-Canet?
(a) A Frenchman Maturin has seen before.
(b) A French officer on board the Constitutioni.
(c) One of the main commanders in the French and Indian wars.
(d) The steward of the Constitution.

5. Why does Christmas of 1812 pass with some gloom?
(a) The sailors are not in the thick of the war.
(b) The war is not over.
(c) Aubrey's men had expected to celebrate Christmas in England.
(d) The war is not going well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news depresses Aubrey?

2. How does Aubrey respond to the Navy's questions?

3. What does Aubrey ask of George Herapath?

4. How is Aubrey's arm?

5. What are in the letters to Sophie?

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