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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aubrey's sea command transports an officer's ______________ on one voyage.
(a) Aunt.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandmoher.

2. Who does Sophia label and caution Maturin about as being a difficult case?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Cecelia.
(c) Diana.
(d) Frances.

3. How does Diana generally treat Doctor Maturin during the time that they spend together?
(a) Kindly, followed by shabbily.
(b) Hatefully throughout.
(c) Shabbily, followed by kindly.
(d) Lovingly throughout.

4. What subject do Post Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin briefly discuss while on board the H.M.S. Lively?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) First Lieutenant Parker.
(d) The H.M.S. Crew.

5. Who does Doctor Maturin inform about a gold shipment from the River Plate bound for Cadiz?
(a) Lord Melville.
(b) Lord Spencer.
(c) Sir Kent.
(d) Sir Joseph.

6. How many rescues has Captain Aubrey successfully conducted?
(a) 39.
(b) 22.
(c) 34.
(d) 48.

7. Who serves as Captain Aubrey's navigator as the Polychrest heads into the French port?
(a) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(b) First Lieutenant Parker.
(c) Ship Master Goodridge.
(d) Crewman Stephen Steer.

8. Who shares an interest in obscure scientific theories with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Dundas.
(b) Canning.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Goodridge.

9. Post Captain Aubrey is lectured by Doctor Maturin about the manifest intelligence of _____________.
(a) Bees.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pigs.

10. What subject matter do Diane and Sophia argue about that results in Diana moving away from Mapes Court?
(a) War between England and France.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Piquet.

11. How many days does Doctor Maturin's foreign intelligence trip last?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 100.

12. At the time that Captain Aubrey is informed about the mutiny that may be pending, how many days is the Polychrest away from reaching the French port that is its destination?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

13. Following his meeting with Lord Melville, Aubrey goes back to his hotel, sleeps and then goes for a walk. What type of facility does he wind up visiting?
(a) A millinery.
(b) A market.
(c) A school.
(d) A cathedral.

14. Which word below is synonymous with punctilious?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Meticulous.
(c) Flippant..
(d) Tolerant.

15. What occurs between Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin as they leave the French port and head back to England?
(a) They remain at odds with one another.
(b) They re-establish their friendship.
(c) They plot to confront Diana about the true nature of her association with Richard Canning.
(d) They agree to engage in a duel over Diana upon their return to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informs Captain Aubrey that mutiny may be imminent aboard the Polychrest?

2. What type of subject matter do Maturin and MacDonald like to discuss?

3. Which ship is Post Captain Aubrey given temporary command of along with his new position?

4. What area of the H.M.S. Lively does Doctor Maturin tour?

5. Who does Diana Villiers run off with, much to Doctor Maturin's dismay?

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