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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of Maturin's encounter with the man he offends?
(a) They duel and Maturin kills the man.
(b) They duel and Maturin wounds him.
(c) They exchange insults but do not draw swords.
(d) Nothing.

2. When will the ambush take place?
(a) In the middle of that night.
(b) Aubrey has decided to make a run for England and forget the ambush.
(c) It cannot because he will not get there in time.
(d) Early the next morning.

3. What happens to Maturin when the coca leaves are all gone?
(a) He suffers withdrawal.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He decides to brew some gin.
(d) He has no means of medicating crew injuries and he's mad.

4. What information does the Captain of the Dutch ship provide?
(a) That a cyclone is brewing on their path.
(b) That a large pirate fleet is not far away.
(c) That the Cornélie was sunk by pirates that morning.
(d) Information about the movements of the Cornélie.

5. What do the girls adopt as pets?
(a) Two seagulls.
(b) The ship cats.
(c) An albatross with a broken wing and its baby.
(d) Rats.

6. What does Aubrey contemplate as they near the place they expect to encounter the French?
(a) If the cannons were the best choice.
(b) If the carronades were the best choice.
(c) The impending combat.
(d) Whether he is within international waters.

7. What does Cornélie do in response to Nutmeg's heading out to sea?
(a) Shoots a couple rounds after them but declines to pursue.
(b) Gathers her boats and men and hoists anchor for pursuit.
(c) It can't do anything as it is replacing its main mast.
(d) It relies upon the man-o-war to give chase.

8. How do Maturin and Martin find two young girls?
(a) When looking through the village.
(b) While searching for fruit.
(c) The girls are in a fruit tree.
(d) When they are trying to grab some Swifts' nests.

9. How does Aubrey modify the Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) He makes it appear to be a pirate vessel.
(b) He increases its fire power.
(c) He makes it able to float even if several compartments below deck are filled.
(d) To make it look sloppy and unkempt.

10. What Passage does his ship run down?
(a) Zanzibare.
(b) Great Horned.
(c) Salibabu.
(d) The Straits of Pukuoni.

11. Who is Lieutenant Jean-Pierrre Dumesnil?
(a) The commander of the Triton.
(b) The commander of the French man-o-war.
(c) A double agent and friend of Maturin.
(d) An acquaintance of Aubrey's.

12. What does Cornélie continue to do?
(a) Try to get close enough to cut across Nutmeg's bow.
(b) Fire cannons though the range is too far.
(c) Pump out much water.
(d) Run with all her sails.

13. Why does Surprise head for Sweeting's Island?
(a) To go into dry dock to repair a hole in the beam.
(b) To get fruit to fight scurvy among the crew.
(c) To get hardwoods to repair the ship's railings.
(d) To get wood for a new mast.

14. What are the two girls eventually named?
(a) Susan and Emily.
(b) Mary and Martha.
(c) Emily and Sarah.
(d) Sarah and Susan.

15. What is near where Surprise docks?
(a) A leper colony.
(b) A penal colony.
(c) A British consulate.
(d) Not much of anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey think of the Surprise?

2. What happens a few hours after the dinner ends?

3. What does the landing party find?

4. What does Aubrey do immediately upon resuming his old command?

5. Who does Maturin offend?

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