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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 did the gun crew hope to hit?
(a) Target
(b) Bobbing cast
(c) Elm-tree pump
(d) Enemy ship

2. Why does the Sophie head to Cape Salou?
(a) To deliver a prisoner to the Spanish
(b) To provide transportation to the Post-Captain
(c) To retrieve a Spanish prize
(d) To deliveer Stephen to his new home

3. Which of the following does Dillon believe to be Jack's biggest weakness?
(a) Desire for prizes
(b) Bribery attempts
(c) Willingness to be political
(d) Willingness to punish those that do not listen

4. What is Stephen concerned that Jack may have done with the prisoners?
(a) Treated them unfairly
(b) Provided inadequate care to them
(c) Prematurely landed them
(d) Provided them with a means to escape

5. How long did it take for the first hit to occur?
(a) 25 min 15 sec
(b) 30 sec
(c) 1 hr 5 min
(d) 2 min 5 sec

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word tome?

2. What does Stephen believe the petulance between Dillon and Jack will lead to?

3. Which ship ran away?

4. Why could Stephen be shot?

5. How many men does Stephen report to be killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. When they are playing, what does Jack confide in Stephen?

2. For Stephen, what takes precedence over the spiritual emptiness of a life in the Navy?

3. What does Stephen tell Jack he must do in order to recover from the disease he got from Molly?

4. What does Stephen see when he bends under the table to retrieve his napkin?

5. What does Jack do when the maintopgallantmast and foretosale fall and why?

6. What is Molly to Jack and of what importance is this to the novel?

7. What happens during the battle between the Sophie and the Cacafuego?

8. What might happen to Stephen should the Sophie leave immediately?

9. What is the decision at the court-martial in regards to Jack and his crew?

10. What does Jack realize he must give up after he talks with Admiral Saumarex?

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