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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin contemplate doing so Surprise can't catch the ship from question #32?
(a) Throw off the compass with a magnet.
(b) Talk to Aubrey.
(c) Induce a temporary illness in the crew.
(d) Rip a mainsail.

2. Where does Diane head after leaving Pulo Prabang?
(a) Batavia.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) South Africa.

3. What is the conversation mostly about during dinner ashore before the Surprise leaves?
(a) Banking.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Hunting.

4. What country will the Surprise circumvent first?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) Spain.

5. Who reinstates Aubrey?
(a) Sir Joseph.
(b) The Prince of Wales.
(c) Lord Melville.
(d) Duke Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the new group of diplomats seem to Maturin?

2. What does Aubrey do about his new orders?

3. Why does Aubrey hold classes in seamanship and navigation for the midshipmen aboard?

4. What type of work for the Dutch does Van Buren do?

5. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make regarding Pulo Prabang?

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