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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. About whom does Graham worry?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Lesueur.
(d) Mrs. Fielding.

2. Where is Mrs. Fielding's husband?
(a) On an American privateer.
(b) In a French prison.
(c) Deceased.
(d) In an English prison.

3. What is abundant in the evening in the desert?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Water.
(c) A breeze.
(d) Nocturnal creatures.

4. What do Aubrey and Maturin share?
(a) An appreciation for the natural sciences.
(b) A hatred of all things Dutch.
(c) A hatred of the Irish.
(d) An appreciation for music.

5. Where is Aubrey ordered to take his crew?
(a) Aboard the Dromedary.
(b) Aboard the Essex.
(c) Aboard the Leopard.
(d) Aboard the Shannon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most of the British officers then begin to assume?

2. How does one gain rank in the British navy?

3. Who is Mrs. Laura Fielding?

4. Who is Mr. Hairabedian?

5. Who is Ponto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Fielding and how does she and Ponto become friends with Aubrey?

2. Describe the situation at the opening of Treason's Harbour.

3. Why is Aubrey disappointed, but what cheers him up?

4. How does one gain rank in the British navy and why is that a problem right now for Aubrey?

5. Describe Jack Aubrey.

6. Why is the Dromedary early and what is the effect of that?

7. Describe Stephan Maturin.

8. What is it like in Malta and why does that not cheer up the British officers?

9. What does Aubrey order his crew to do and where does Aubrey go while they are obeying his order?

10. Why do Maturin and Aubrey argue about the diving bell and what do they decide?

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