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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 have the midshipmen been doing with their journals on spherical trigonometry?
(a) Copying each other.
(b) Tearing out the sheets.
(c) Burning some of its sheets.
(d) Throwning sheets of it overboard.

2. Who is the Sultan's cup-bearer?
(a) Mohammad.
(b) Abdul.
(c) Osama.
(d) Hassan.

3. What two types of animals does Maturin particularly enjoy watching at the monastery?
(a) Jaguars and cheetahs.
(b) Orangutans and rhinoceroses.
(c) Orangutans and hippopotamuses.
(d) Elephants and chimpanzees.

4. What kind of response does Diane have to sailing?
(a) Extremely fast and responsive but rides too low.
(b) About ordinary.
(c) Lively.
(d) Sluggish.

5. Why are the English surprised the Sultan is hesitant to accept their offer?
(a) It was a better presentation.
(b) The French have insulted the Sultan.
(c) The Sultan has said he doesn't like Wray.
(d) It is superior to the French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Fox avoid and leave his medical visit?

2. How does Fox act towards Maturin after the affair in question #154?

3. To what animal is Maturin compared?

4. How many men short is the crew of a full complement?

5. What does the delegation find out about the French at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maturin and van Buren's relationship evolve?

2. Who is Van Buren and why does Maturin seek him out in Pulo Prabang?

3. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make in Batavia and why?

4. What has caused the political riots occurring in Pulo Prabang when Maturin returns on leave?

5. What does Fox do to impress the Sultan? How does Aubrey prepare?

6. What does Aubrey do with the midshipmen when he allows prostitutes aboard Diane and what do those midshipmen do?

7. How does the crew work on the Diane and what does Aubrey do with them?

8. What does Maturin enjoy at the locale where he spends his leave time?

9. What kind and number of midshipmen does the Diane have and how does Aubrey handle them?

10. Where does Maturin go on a leave and how did he get there?

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