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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual object does Maturin find in his holsters?
(a) A teratoma.
(b) A wedding band.
(c) A locket.
(d) A love note from Diana.

2. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1908.

3. Who announces a forthcoming formal ball in Chapter 2?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Dr. Stephen Maturin.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Cecelia Williams.

4. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?
(a) Unemployed.
(b) His job status does not change.
(c) Post captain.
(d) Admiral.

5. Who is Dr. Stephen Maturin is apparently attracted to throughout Post Captain?
(a) Heidi Burkhart.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

6. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.
(a) Ship's boy.
(b) Stowaway.
(c) Waif.
(d) Scavenger.

7. What country is close to Toulon, France?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Spain

8. What is the name of the French privateer that closes in on the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin are passengers in?
(a) Le Auchan.
(b) Le Antoinette.
(c) The Sea Master.
(d) The Bellone.

9. Who is Captain Aubrey's ship master aboard the Polychrest?
(a) Greathouse.
(b) Templeton.
(c) Goodridge.
(d) Ford.

10. Which character tells Dr. Maturin that between him and Captain Aubrey, the captain is considered to be 'the prize"?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Sophia Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Frances Williams.

11. How many pounds of body weight does Captain Aubrey lose during the arduous journey across France on foot?
(a) 15 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

12. Richard Canning is a merchant from ______________.
(a) Venice.
(b) Wales.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Liverpool.

13. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 120 miles.
(c) 350 miles.
(d) 225 miles.

14. Who hosts a dinner party at which Captain Aubrey is pursued for arrest?
(a) Lady Knowles.
(b) Clarice Brennan.
(c) The Waite Family.
(d) The Pullings Family.

15. Who does Mrs. Williams declare to be a perfect match for Captain Aubrey?
(a) Her daughter, Sophia.
(b) Her niece, Victoria
(c) Herself.
(d) Her daughter, Frances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Captain Aubrey done that has resulted in ill feelings between him and Admiral Harte?

2. What does Adam Scriven try to do to Aubrey while the Captain is out walking around town one night?

3. What century serves as the setting for Post Captain?

4. What was the name of Captain Aubrey's first sea command?

5. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?

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