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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Jack indicate he relied on for his own promotion?
(a) Saving the right person
(b) Very important acts
(c) Brave deeds
(d) A bit of luck

2. Who did Jack send to tell Stephen he would not make it back to port in time for dinner?
(a) Mowett
(b) Brown
(c) King
(d) Dillion

3. Which of the following words/phrases did Jack NOT think describing Maturin during the concert?
(a) Ancient wig
(b) Poor demeanor
(c) White-faced creature
(d) Well-groomed

4. Which character does Jack stop to visit at the hospital before arriving at his new command?
(a) Baldick
(b) Maturin
(c) Harte
(d) Aubrey

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

6. How many died on the Dart during that battle?
(a) 13
(b) 29
(c)
(d) 1

7. Everything for the crew goes well until they begin to do what?
(a) Flogging
(b) Corking the deck
(c) Climbing the ratlines
(d) Work with the guns

8. Who was hosting a grand party?
(a) Jack
(b) Stephen
(c) Dillon
(d) Molly

9. Where were the Norwegians hiding?
(a) Forepeak
(b) Brig
(c) A different ship
(d) Galley

10. What happened to the Charlotte?
(a) Burned
(b) Froze
(c) Sank
(d) Exploded

11. What nationality is the ship that the Sophie chases and eventually catches?
(a) Danish
(b) French
(c) Italian
(d) Spanish

12. Who does Stephen wish could be friends?
(a) Jack and Dillon
(b) Cheslin and Jack
(c) Stephen and Dillon
(d) Jack and Stephen

13. Which of the following is a synonym for the term aghast as used in the following sentence: Dillon was aghast at the harsh screams coming from the woman in labor.
(a) Relieved
(b) Amazed
(c) Denied
(d) Indulgent

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

15. What is Jack's paramount interest?
(a) Reaquainting himself with Queenie
(b) Prize money
(c) Dueling
(d) Increasing his rank

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack think the Moors did to make the cat ship a prize?

2. About how far do the cannon balls fire across the ocean when fired?

3. Which word best describes how the French ship, The Citoyen Durand, surrenders?

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the term provinciality as used in the following sentence: Stephen speaks about Aubrey's provinciality.

5. Who calls out when land is spotted aboard the Sophie?

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