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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. How does Mrs. Williams learn about Captain Aubrey?
(a) By Letter.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Gazette.
(d) By Messenger.
2. As the days go by, what game do Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin play often?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Piquet.
(d) Spades.
3. Who announces a forthcoming formal ball in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Dr. Stephen Maturin.
(c) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(d) Cecelia Williams.
4. What type of musical performances are presented at the series of social gatherings attended by Mrs. Williams, her daughters, her niece, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin?
(a) Informal musical performances.
(b) Symphonic and formal.
(c) Operas.
(d) Piano concertos.
5. Where is Mapes Court located in relation to the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented?
(a) Six Miles East.
(b) Next Door.
(c) Ten Miles South.
(d) Around the Corner.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
2. Who helps Captain Aubrey recruit sailors by drawing a poster promising rewards to those who sign up to crew the Polychrest?
3. What is the dreadful news about that Captain Aubrey receives via letter at Polcary Down?
4. Who does Diana find herself under the care of in Chapter 2?
5. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the admiral visiting Mapes Court tell Mrs. Williams about Captain Jack Aubrey?
2. What Admiralty-related issues serve to further convince the Captain to leave England?
3. What taints the celebratory supper hosted by Tom Pullings family?
4. What are some of the instances in which Aubrey openly tries to avoid debt collectors in Chapter 6?
5. What prevents Captain Aubrey from returning to the Admiralty in time for assignment to a prime sea command?
6. What do Aubrey and Maturin agree about in relation to the behavior of First Lieutenant Parker?
7. How do Aubrey and Maturin aid the sparsely-crewed Indiaman Lord Nelson?
8. What has French military leader and politician Napoleon Bonaparte ordered in relation to England and her countrymen?
9. How do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin lend their support to England in its war against France?
10. What does Diana Villiers have in common with her three cousins, the Williams sisters?
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