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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. Who is known to be enroute to Grimsholm?
(a) Admiral Lord Nelson.
(b) French officers.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) The Duke of Wellington.

2. Why is Pellworm uncomfortable?
(a) He is afraid of encountering the French.
(b) He does not like the British.
(c) He does not like the Catalans.
(d) He says there are bad omens about the voyage.

3. How is Hyde as a sailor and officer?
(a) Lacks self confidence.
(b) Takes foolish chances.
(c) Reliable and uninmaginative.
(d) Overbearing.

4. Who is Jagiello?
(a) A character in a Shakespeare play that Maturin is reading.
(b) One of the sailmen.
(c) A young officer of the Swedish service.
(d) A pirate for whom Ariel has hired for advising.

5. What ill omen occurs during the planning of the mission?
(a) Aubrey spills wine on the uniform Maturin is to don.
(b) Aubrey's sword slips out of its scabbard when he hands it to Maturin.
(c) Aubrey drops and breaks the glass in which he offers a toast.
(d) Aubrey cannot find his map of the Grisholm area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can prevent a ship from determining its longitude?

2. Who sends Aubrey in the right direction to find a vessel to capture?

3. What are the seas like as the convoy travels onward?

4. Why would Grisholm give the Minnie docking privileges?

5. What happens when the Minnie is chased as planned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the Ariel encounter and what does Aubrey decide to do?

2. Briefly describe Ariel's Senior Lieutenant, Hyde.

3. At what does Maturin hint when Aubrey expresses his desire to be at sea?

4. What does Maturin suggest the Ariel do to convince the lookouts at Grimsholm that the Minnie is a friendly vessel?

5. Describe the chase scene when the Ariel goes after the Minnie.

6. Why is Aubrey searching for a suitable ship to capture?

7. How does the Minnie complete her mission?

8. What happens after the Ariel sails through the narrow Baltic entrance?

9. What are a couple ill omens that Aubrey experiences that gives him the jitters?

10. Briefly describe the Ariel, the ship of which Aubrey assumes command.

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