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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin do for the Navy?
(a) He is a secret agent.
(b) He is a cartographer.
(c) He is a sailor.
(d) All of these.

2. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?
(a) It means relief for his ship.
(b) He knows it will have brought mail.
(c) It used to be his ship.
(d) He likes Latham.

3. What disappoints Aubrey as he leaves the harbor where the French were anchored?
(a) They do not send a message.
(b) They do not fire on him.
(c) They do not recognize him.
(d) They fire on him.

4. How does Maturin feel about Aubrey?
(a) They are co-workers.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They were enemies in the past.
(d) They are complete opposites.

5. What is different on every ship?
(a) The kind of wood.
(b) The sail mechanisms.
(c) The ropes and knots.
(d) The layout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Aubrey go if he refuses the post on the Worcester?

2. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?

3. What is Maturin's first name?

4. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

5. What does Thornton tell captains in the blockade to do once the French have broken through?

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