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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 many men are in Aubrey's life boat?
(a) 13.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.
2. What helps the dehydration a little?
(a) A heavy rain.
(b) Eating raw fish.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Distilling a tiny bit of salt water.
3. What vessel will Aubrey be captaining once he arrives in England?
(a) The Acasta.
(b) The Leopard after its refitting.
(c) The Northhampton.
(d) The York.
4. What is Maturin carrying when his turn at bat arrives?
(a) A flechette.
(b) A hurley.
(c) A sword.
(d) A pen.
5. Who calls upon Wallis?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) First Mate Johnson.
(c) Admiral Hornblower.
(d) Maturin.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is going to happen to the Leopard's crew?
2. At what does Java fail?
3. What is mainly responsible for the Leopard arriving at the port safely?
4. How does Maturin almost make a serious faux pas?
5. What does the vessel turn out to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you respond to being in open sea in an eighteen-foot boat with twelve other people?
2. Why do you think it would be a serious faux pas to not attend the Captain's table to which one is invited in order to manage one's specimens as Maturin almost does?
3. What tone for the novel is set and how is it set by the references to "Abraham"?
4. Do you think it is helpful for the author to present some background information from other books in the series, particularly the one just preceding this one?
5. What are a couple signs that things are not going well for the men in the boat?
6. What do you think is a possible cause of La Flèche catching fire and exploding?
7. What do you think it means that Raikes' body was gnawed upon and do you think that is acceptable?
8. What are some events that foreshadow the loss of the La Flèche at the end of Chapter 2?
9. Why is it somewhat miraculous that the HMS Leopard pulls into Pulo Batang successfully?
10. What happens at the cricket match when Maturin joins the game and what tone does it set?
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