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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 does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?
(a) Inventories all the provisions.
(b) Takes a long sleep.
(c) Interviews the crew.
(d) Inspects every room.

2. What is Aubrey's title in the Navy?
(a) Commandant.
(b) Captain.
(c) General.
(d) Sergeant.

3. How does Aubrey describe his mission on the Worcester as part of his career?
(a) A punishment.
(b) A suicide mission.
(c) A parenthesis.
(d) A lesson in patience.

4. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?
(a) The Mediterranean region.
(b) The Baltic region.
(c) The Ionian region.
(d) The French region.

5. What does the crew of the Jemmapes fear when Aubrey fires on them?
(a) A dead man is the captain.
(b) They are breaking a treaty.
(c) They are being attacked by pirates.
(d) They have a new secret weapon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Graham is said to be nearly perfect?

2. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?

3. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?

4. How is Maturin embarrassed when he first boards the Worcester?

5. Why do the officers on the Worcester dislike Maturin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Aubrey so disappointed when the leaves the harbor where the French Consort was anchored?

2. How does Davis feel about Aubrey, and why?

3. What does Aubrey do while he waits for the ship of powder to arrive?

4. What about Martin does Maturin not like, and what does he do about this?

5. What kind of illness does Aubrey battle while Maturin is away?

6. Why is Aubrey not able to do what he wanted at Mahon?

7. Why is Maturin rarely at home?

8. What does Aubrey hope to do when he gets to Mahon early?

9. What destroys the Worcester in the end?

10. What does Aubrey like about Davis?

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