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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) Sister.
(b) Grandmoher.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

2. Who does Post Captain Aubrey invite to dinner following the capture of the two Spanish treasure ships?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Lady Keith.
(c) Spanish Captain.
(d) Admiral Harte.

3. Who informs Captain Aubrey that mutiny may be imminent aboard the Polychrest?
(a) Ship Master Goodridge.
(b) CrewmanTom Pullings.
(c) First Lieutenant Parker.
(d) Doctor Stephen Maturin.

4. What does Maturin discover upon arriving at Diana's cousin's house?
(a) The house has been condemned.
(b) Diana is no longer staying there.
(c) The house is occupied by a widow with four children.
(d) The house has been shut .

5. Who is the first person with whom Aubrey shares the good news about being made Post Captain?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Goodridge.

6. What does the shooting up of insignificant French holdings along the coast qualify the action to be labeled?
(a) An engagement.
(b) Wasting resources.
(c) Advance warning.
(d) Military drill.

7. In Chapter 9, which of the ships listed below is involved in a fierce naval engagement with the Polychrest?
(a) S.S. Seagull.
(b) S.S. Colinot.
(c) L'Brigade du France.
(d) Bellone.

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

9. What aspect of Captain Aubrey's life is damaged by his constant visits to Diana?
(a) Friendship with Sophia.
(b) Friendship with Pullings.
(c) Friendship with Goodridge.
(d) Professional career.

10. What is the name of the Spanish ship that literally explodes into fragments toward the end of Post Captain?
(a) The Mercedes.
(b) El Tesoro.
(c) El Castillo.
(d) La Jolla.

11. Who escorts Sophia and Cecelia Williams to the H.M.S. Lively where they request transportation?
(a) Admiral Winters.
(b) Captain Robards.
(c) Captain Wentworth.
(d) Admiral Haddock.

12. Who follows Aubrey aboard his new sea command?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Diana.
(d) Pullings.

13. Where does Doctor Maturin unexpectedly spot Diana and her beau?
(a) Symphony.
(b) Market.
(c) Church.
(d) Clergyman's.

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

15. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Admiralty order the Polychrest to do upon reaching a particular French port?

2. What occurs between Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin as they leave the French port and head back to England?

3. What entity does Post Captain Aubrey want to be responsible for replenishing any gun powder and shot used aboard the H.M.S. Lively?

4. Who is injured aboard the Polychrest at the same time that Aubrey is injured?

5. How can the Polychrest's entry into the harbor of its French port destination be accurately described?

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