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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. With what does Bertie entrust Aubrey?
(a) Ferrying Bertie's wife back to India.
(b) To execute the naval portion of the military campaign.
(c) Sailing undercover as a privateer.
(d) Sailing into French-held territory.

2. How did Lady Clonfert find out about Aubrey's command?
(a) The rumor mill.
(b) Her father is Captain of another ship.
(c) Her husband is an admiral.
(d) She is a friend of the Prime Minister.

3. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?
(a) He is on leave.
(b) There are more captains than ships.
(c) He is on sick leave.
(d) His ship was sunk.

4. Who is Colonel Keating?
(a) Executive officer of the British marines.
(b) The infantry commander.
(c) Head of the British calvery.
(d) The British governor of Cape Town.

5. Why does Matuin tell Aubrey he has to go to Mauritius?
(a) They are withdrawing from Italy.
(b) They are going to cross the channel.
(c) The French have put a strong naval force there.
(d) They are going to Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the men on the Néréide responding to their Captain?

2. On what island does Maturin first land?

3. What does Maturin believe is the basis of the strange personality?

4. Who does Aubrey go to see?

5. What does Aubrey insinuate about Lord Clonfert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the squadron goes to Rodriguez and then where do they go and what happens there?

2. With what does Maturin enlist Mr. Cotton's help and how did it go?

3. What does Aubrey manage to do in his first few days of the voyage to Mauritius?

4. What does Clonfert do when Pym is doing something else?

5. What do Maturin and McAdam do at Cape Town?

6. How does Aubrey spend his time at home and how does he feel about being home?

7. Where is the French fleet and other French ships? What does Aubrey's squadron do and who does Maturin meet on Rodriguez?

8. How does Aubrey feel about Bertie's actions and orders?

9. How does Aubrey think about Colley's recovery?

10. What is the final conversation between Maturin and McAdam about, what worries Maturin and what does McAdam say?

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