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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how far do the cannon balls fire across the ocean when fired?
(a) 8 feet
(b) 10 feet
(c) 400 yards
(d) 100 yards

2. What was Gouges holding when he died?
(a) Drought of grog
(b) Sword
(c) Cannon ball
(d) Birthday cake

3. What does Stephen warn of as a deadly danger from a lack of ventilation?
(a) Croup
(b) Hernias
(c) Scurvy
(d) Gaol-fever

4. How many men were aboard the Sophia who were also aboard the Charlotte?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c)
(d) 3

5. Where is the setting as the novel opens?
(a) Music room in Minorca
(b) Hospital in the Balearic Islands
(c) Music room aboard ship
(d) Governor's house in Mahon

6. Which word best describes how the French ship, The Citoyen Durand, surrenders?
(a) Easily
(b) They do not surrender
(c) After many days of battling
(d) With a great battle

7. Which of the following sheets does Mowett say that the sailors will adjust first?
(a) Weather
(b) Sloop
(c) Lee
(d) Halliards

8. What does Jack imagine using to beat down Maturin?
(a) Violin
(b) Gilt chair
(c) Cello
(d) Sword

9. Which is Stephen's native country?
(a) Catalonia
(b) France
(c) Ireland
(d) Italy

10. What dismays Jack about the Midshipmen which they promise to improve?
(a) Navigational exercises
(b) Flogging skills
(c) Animal identification skills
(d) Spelling skills

11. What type of ship was the Dart?
(a) Battle
(b) Cutter
(c) Privateer
(d) Sloop

12. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what is the crew practicing?
(a) Firing the guns
(b) Flogging
(c) Raising the sails
(d) Beat to quarters

13. Which instrument did the Commandant's wife play?
(a) Violin
(b) Viola
(c) Cello
(d) Harp

14. Which of the following is a square hole beside the mast?
(a) Ratline's
(b) Lubber's
(c) Muster's
(d) Hammock's

15. What kind of ship does the Sophie come across after the storm?
(a) French
(b) Hospital
(c) Pirate
(d) Plague

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what were the men who were punished aboard the Sophie accused?

2. For what was the cake that Stephen and the French captain shared intended?

3. Who did Jack send to tell Stephen he would not make it back to port in time for dinner?

4. Who does Stephen wish could be friends?

5. Which of the following characters was the captain of the Sophie?

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