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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. To whom does the Chinese junk have to pay tribute?
(a) No one.
(b) Pirates.
(c) The French.
(d) The Dutch.

2. Who receives the commission for the HMS Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Fox.
(d) Brown.

3. Who is Fox's clerk?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Stafford.
(c) Edwards.
(d) Jones.

4. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Shoot after the retreating attackers to no avail.
(c) Sink the attacker's boat.
(d) Set up a defensive parameter.

5. What is critical after the attack?
(a) A way to retrieve the tools.
(b) A way to summon help.
(c) Food supplies are critically low.
(d) A way to find more wood for cooking fires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many men are marooned on an unnamed island?

2. Why has a Dutch-built ship sunk?

3. To whom does Maturin give bribes?

4. How long does it take to repulse the attackers?

5. Who is William Grimshaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Maturin take with the information he gains from the pirates and what does he hope to accomplish by his actions?

2. In what condition does Aubrey find the Surprise?

3. What happens shortly after the dinner?

4. Who does Aubrey convey to Pulo Prabang and why?

5. What does Cornélie do in response to the Nutmeg of Consolation fleeing the harbour?

6. How does Maturin spend much of his time, and what do the men do besides working on the boat?

7. What do Maturin and Martin do and what do they find?

8. What are Maturin and Martin spending much time doing?

9. What favor does Raffles' wife ask of Aubrey and what is his response?

10. What else is Maturin doing while in port besides his nature study?

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