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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what is the Surprise waiting to sail?
(a) Full moon.
(b) The ship's cook.
(c) Maturin.
(d) The outgoing tide.

2. What type of ship is Merlin?
(a) A gun ship.
(b) A frigate.
(c) A sloop.
(d) A cutter.

3. Why do Aubrey's plans to capture Spartan go awry?
(a) Azul shows up at the same time.
(b) A storm hits.
(c) Two French battleships show up.
(d) Spartan leaves the area.

4. What is the ship, Merlin, they encounter in Chapter 3?
(a) A Spanish merchant ship.
(b) A British frigate.
(c) A French privateer.
(d) An American privateer.

5. In what year does THE LETTER OF MARQUE take place?
(a) 1810.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1805.

6. What type of people make up much of the residents in Shelmerston?
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Smugglers and near pirates.
(c) Ship builders.
(d) Navy sailors.

7. In what position will Barrett Bonden work on Surprise?
(a) First mate.
(b) Cabin boy.
(c) Second mate.
(d) Coxswain.

8. At what does Aubrey relentlessly practice the crew?
(a) Boarding and rowing the small boats.
(b) Rigging the sails.
(c) Obeying orders instantly.
(d) Firing the guns.

9. What does Maturin give Aubrey as the ship in question #38 closes?
(a) A letter from a French admiral Maturin knows.
(b) A list of trade goods loaded on board.
(c) A letter of protection.
(d) Orders to capture any Spanish vessel.

10. How many prizes did Spartan capture?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. Who suspects Maturin has an addiction?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Martin.
(c) Padeen.
(d) Aubrey.

12. Where are the people on Merlin who are not the crew being taken?
(a) Portugal.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

13. For what type of work is Maturin known as an amateur?
(a) Musician.
(b) Naturalist.
(c) Artist.
(d) Orator.

14. What kind of addiction does Maturin have?
(a) Opium.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Peyote seeds.

15. Why did West receive a court martial?
(a) Rape.
(b) Arson.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Duelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do for Padeen's pain?

2. What has Maturin obtained that will enable him to use the Surprise?

3. What does Maturin believe the two men from question #42 have in the British government?

4. What happens to Padeen's hand?

5. How does Aubrey feel about the crew's ability to work together?

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