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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a remora?
(a) Turtle
(b) Gun
(c) Fish
(d) Sailor

3. About how far was the recoil when the guns were fired?
(a) 400 yards
(b) 100 yards
(c) 8 feet
(d) 10 feet

4. How many men were saved from the Charlotte?
(a) 1
(b) 50
(c) 5
(d) 100

5. Where does Jack tell his guns aboard the Sophia to aim?
(a) Masts
(b) Deck
(c) Guns
(d) Galley

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sabotaged Jack's chances for acquiring the French privateer?

2. Who does Stephen wish could be friends?

3. How many died on the Dart during that battle?

4. What is the elm-tree pump used for?

5. How big was the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprise faced Jack when he went to face the Admiral and what was special about this surprise?

2. To what is Stephen's sense of duty linked and how is this reflected by his chosen profession?

3. What did Maturin say to Jack on their first encounter?

4. Why does Jack think that the Sophie was released from convoy duties by the Admiral?

5. Where is Jack staying and why does he share this information with his neighbor?

6. How and why does Stephen defend Aubrey to Dillon?

7. There were specific problems which Jack had with his ship. With what were the problems and what was the problem?

8. Why do Stephen, Dillon, and the captain of the French ship share cake?

9. What do the orders that the waiter brings from Captain Harte basically tell Jack?

10. What does Jack threaten Stephen with when they disagree about helping the plague ship?

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