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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. What is the Triton?
(a) A Dutch merchant vessel.
(b) An American privateer.
(c) An English privateer.
(d) A French frigate.

2. What Passage does his ship run down?
(a) Great Horned.
(b) The Straits of Pukuoni.
(c) Salibabu.
(d) Zanzibare.

3. What does Raffles' wife ask of Aubrey?
(a) To take aboard two young midshipmen.
(b) Nothing.
(c) To take her along to go to England.
(d) To hire her husband for this one trip.

4. Why does Aubrey turn tail and run?
(a) He learns that the Cornélie has more guns than he was told.
(b) His bluff has failed.
(c) He sees a French man-o-war in port also.
(d) He learns the gunpowder on his ship is wet.

5. For what is Grimshaw and Killick known?
(a) Wit.
(b) Surliness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Their sword fighting ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the nests?

2. What does Maturin discover in the hold of the ship?

3. Who is William Grimshaw?

4. Why has a Dutch-built ship sunk?

5. What are his carpenters and seamen begun building?

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