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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives with Aubrey's orders?
(a) A telegram carrier.
(b) An official Admiralty messenger.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A young sailor.

2. What is one thing Aubrey does in preparation for sailing?
(a) Interviews his captains and officers.
(b) Spends several days alone with Sophie.
(c) Gets drunk three days in a row.
(d) Fires his midshipmen.

3. How does Aubrey find life at home?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Restful.
(c) Uninteresting and boring.
(d) Fun.

4. What kind of mental stress is Maturin fighting?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Depression.
(d) Bipolar.

5. With what does Bertie entrust Aubrey?
(a) Sailing undercover as a privateer.
(b) Ferrying Bertie's wife back to India.
(c) Sailing into French-held territory.
(d) To execute the naval portion of the military campaign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen in Mauritius if the British military campaign is successful?

2. Who reaches Cape Town?

3. What does Aubrey insinuate about Lord Clonfert?

4. Why were the items that arrived in Cape Town damaged?

5. Why is Aubrey receiving only half pay?

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