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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diana tells Stephen she secured a loan using what as collateral in Chapter 8?
(a) A diamond.
(b) Her soul.
(c) The house.
(d) A horse.

2. What is the schoolmaster on the ship teaching to the younger crew members to help them determine their position on the sea?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) French.
(c) Geography.
(d) English.

3. What midshipman dies from a fall from the yards in Chapter 5?
(a) Griffiths.
(b) Geoghegan.
(c) Harding.
(d) Stranraer.

4. An aide reminds Jack of what he has to write after the battle in Chapter 5?
(a) An apology.
(b) A report.
(c) A eulogy.
(d) An obituary.

5. Jack Aubrey has orders in Chapter 6 to report to the command where he will be assigned to an offshore squadron where?
(a) Milan.
(b) Ushant.
(c) Milplant.
(d) Freres.

6. In Chapter 10, Jack and Stephen will travel to London where Jack will meet who?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Chileans.
(c) His Mother.
(d) The French Admiral.

7. Under whom will Jack resume patrolling at the inshore squadron in Chapter 7?
(a) Captain Calvert.
(b) Captain Griffiths.
(c) Captain Heneage Dundas.
(d) Captain Fanshawe.

8. Stephen hires a coach to travel where to visit his family in Chapter 8?
(a) London.
(b) Woolcombe.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

9. Who abdicates as a result of the war in Chapter 10?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Stranraer.
(c) Blaine.
(d) Napoleon.

10. In discussing Aubrey with Stephen in Chapter 7, Blaine says Stranrarer's dispatches have been what?
(a) Jolly.
(b) Unfavorable.
(c) Rambling.
(d) In code.

11. Jack tells Stephen that he is interested in the proposition of the procedure for his obtaining what in Chapter 9?
(a) New shoes.
(b) An assistant.
(c) A flag.
(d) Whiskey.

12. What ship has been damaged enough that it must go to Cawsand Bay for repairs in Chapter 9?
(a) Ramillies.
(b) Aboukir.
(c) Bellona.
(d) Naiad.

13. In Chapter 6, Jack discovers that the two French frigates sailed from Brest and are attacking what?
(a) French merchant ships.
(b) Viking warships.
(c) Russian navy vessels.
(d) British merchant ships.

14. What does Diana tell Stephen that Sophie has been doing since she parted from Aubrey with harsh words in Chapter 8?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Eating.
(c) Crying.
(d) Sleeping.

15. Who does Stephen believe may have a heart problem in Chapter 8?
(a) Jack Aubrey.
(b) Captain Griffiths.
(c) Mr. Cholmondeley.
(d) Admiral Stranraer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Stephen and Jack for breakfast in the great hall at the end of Chapter 5?

2. Jack tells Stephen that his financial picture is what in Chapter 8?

3. What refers to a single-masted sailing vessel, very similar to a sloop but having its mast set somewhat farther astern, about two-fifths of the way aft measured on the water line?

4. Sophie expresses in her letter in Chapter 6 that she plans on moving where with the children?

5. Blaine says to Stephen regarding Aubrey in Chapter 7 that it is possible for him to receive a what?

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