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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maturin's preferred method of recovery when he returns to Britain from Port Mahon?
(a) He resorts to herbal tonics.
(b) He is attended to by Scottish physicians.
(c) He takes the waters at Bath.
(d) He tries some poultices.

2. What does Aubrey hope to make the Port Mahon rescue appear to be?
(a) Locals aiding the prisoners.
(b) English attack.
(c) Work of pirates.
(d) Unaided uprising of jailed men.

3. With what kind of communication does Aubrey augment the initial method of light flashes at Minorca?
(a) He abandons communication.
(b) He gives native boy a written message.
(c) He leaves a series of rock piles on the beach.
(d) He leaves private marks on shore.

4. Is Maturin able to make use of the rowboat?
(a) No because his broken arm prevents him from being able to row the boat.
(b) No becasuse the boat is lost in the storm.
(c) No because he can't make the boat water tight.
(d) No because Nicolls takes it.

5. What is Canning's religious background?
(a) He's a clergyman in the Church of England.
(b) He's a Roman Catholic priest.
(c) His religious affiliation is unknown.
(d) He's Jewish.

6. What becomes of Mr. Nicolls in chapter five?
(a) He is promoted to first lieutenant.
(b) He abandons Maturin to return to the ship alone.
(c) He is washed off the rocks and lost.
(d) He is injured in the storm.

7. Whom do Aubrey and his men plan to free at Port Mahon?
(a) Chinese prisoners.
(b) Only Maturin.
(c) Sailors captured the night before.
(d) All prisoners held by the French.

8. From whom does Aubrey receive several personal letters in Chapter two?
(a) He gets no personal mail.
(b) From Sophia.
(c) From Admiral Harte.
(d) From Diana Villiers.

9. What does Sir Joseph Blain discuss with Maturin after the lecture?
(a) Maturin's identity being disclosed.
(b) Maturin's illicit affair.
(c) French breaking the blockade.
(d) Their trip to South Africa.

10. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?
(a) Her lover is also her cousin.
(b) Her lover is a married man.
(c) Her lover is a priest.
(d) She is still married.

11. What is the name of the officer who witnesses the Port Mahon rescue and slips into the night?
(a) Bonden.
(b) Admiral Harte.
(c) Dutourd.
(d) Maragall.

12. When Aubrey first goes ashore on Minorca, who approaches him and wants to talk about Maturin?
(a) An island native.
(b) Joan Maragall.
(c) Maturin's brother.
(d) Governor of the island.

13. What problems, if any, does the inspection of the H.M.S. Surprise uncover?
(a) Stanhope's official papers are missing.
(b) The stored sails begin to mold.
(c) Silver is missing from the captain's quarters.
(d) The inspection doesn't find any problems.

14. What does Maragall arrange to ease Aubrey's arrival at Port Mahon?
(a) Bribery of lookouts.
(b) New code for messages.
(c) Full military salute.
(d) Vessel gets through the health inspection.

15. What is special about Sundays and debts in early 1800s England?
(a) Sunday is when interest on loans is compounded.
(b) Sunday is a debtor's holiday.
(c) Sunday is when prisoners are allowed home visits.
(d) Sundays are when debts come due.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter five, Maturin and Nicolls set off in a rowboat to what location?

2. The islet of St. Paul's Rocks is located where?

3. What French information that Aubrey acquires aids in his sailing into Port Mahon?

4. Who is Richard Canning?

5. Does the sudden storm near St. Paul's Rocks affect the H.M.S. Surprise?

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