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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does H.M.S. Lively get messages and mail while on blockade duty?
(a) The ship waits for a replacement vessel.
(b) Messenger cutter comes along side.
(c) The ship goes into port.
(d) There's no way to get mail.

2. With what kind of communication does Aubrey augment the initial method of light flashes at Minorca?
(a) He leaves a series of rock piles on the beach.
(b) He gives native boy a written message.
(c) He leaves private marks on shore.
(d) He abandons communication.

3. In chapter five, Maturin and Nicolls set off in a rowboat to what location?
(a) They row to the shore of Brazil.
(b) They row to another English vessel.
(c) They go to St. Paul's Rocks.
(d) They take an extended trip to a deserted monastery.

4. What is the ruling of the First Lord about the seized Spanish ships?
(a) Ruling put off until a later meeting.
(b) Captured vessels escheat to the crown.
(c) Ships must be returned to Spain.
(d) The First Lord asks Spain for ransom.

5. Sophie talks to Maturin in chapter one about the temporary assignment of whom?
(a) Sir Joseph Blain's appointment.
(b) High Lord's temporary position.
(c) Aubrey on H.M.S. Lively.
(d) Maturin's upcoming field work.

6. Why is the First Lord of the Lords Commissioners not happy about allowing captured Spanish vessels to be considered prizes?
(a) Prime minister is sympathizing with the Spanish.
(b) First Lord fears a Spanish retaliation.
(c) Aubrey benefits from the prizes.
(d) Fortune goes to Sir Joseph Blain.

7. Maturin pays to stay informed of the whereabouts of whom?
(a) The new First Lord.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Sir Joseph Blain.
(d) Captain Jack Aubrey.

8. What becomes of the biological specimens collected on the rocks?
(a) Maturin stores them in a small cave.
(b) Maturin protects them under the capsized boat.
(c) Maturin tosses them into the sea.
(d) Almost all are lost.

9. Is Maturin able to make use of the rowboat?
(a) No because Nicolls takes it.
(b) No because he can't make the boat water tight.
(c) No becasuse the boat is lost in the storm.
(d) No because his broken arm prevents him from being able to row the boat.

10. Does the sudden storm near St. Paul's Rocks affect the H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) Yes. One sail is slightly damaged.
(b) Yes. The storm tears a hole in the hull.
(c) Yes. The ship is driven far out to sea.
(d) No. The ship is not disturbed by the storm.

11. Is there any lingering worry tied to the escape at Port Mahon?
(a) Aubrey worries the French officer escape capture.
(b) Maturing fears that Sir Joseph hears of the escape.
(c) Maturin worries French prisoners mutiny.
(d) Aubrey worries that Maragall is killed.

12. What close friend do Sophie and Dr. Stephen Maturin have in common?
(a) Sophie's sister Cecilia.
(b) Jack Aubrey.
(c) First Lord of the Lords Commissioners.
(d) Admiral Harte.

13. By what means does Aubrey sneak away from the Grapes in order to meet with Sophie?
(a) He uses a guard's uniform.
(b) He hides in a hearse.
(c) He hides on a gun boat.
(d) He signals from the beach to the rescue boat .

14. At the beginning of the book, with whom is Dr. Stephen Maturin recently involved romantically?
(a) Sophie.
(b) A secret romantic interest.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Sophie's sister.

15. When does Aubrey first go ashore at Minorca?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Waits until noon.
(c) At first morning light.
(d) Under cover of the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful is Aubrey's message of flashes when he first gets to Minorca?

2. What is Maturin's reaction to the heat he experiences on the side trip with Nicolls?

3. What history, if any, does Aubrey have with the H.M.S. Surprise?

4. What gruesome occurrence follows the French attempt to retaliate on gunboats against Aubrey and H.M.S. Lively?

5. What is special about Sundays and debts in early 1800s England?

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