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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Castro angry about the meeting?
(a) He wasn't included.
(b) No one will listen to his ideas.
(c) He doesn't like O'Higgins.
(d) He wanted to be the leader.

2. What interest does Eduardo share with Maturin?
(a) Natural history and philosophy.
(b) Military intelligence.
(c) Political manipulation.
(d) Coca leaves.

3. Who is Sam Panda?
(a) Aubrey's illegitimate son.
(b) A local guide.
(c) A tribal shaman.
(d) The second mate on the Surprise.

4. In what condition is Martin when Maturin checks on him later?
(a) Almost comatose.
(b) Feeling better.
(c) Dead.
(d) He is breathing very quickly.

5. How much information does the Englishman have on the ship Aubrey wants to capture?
(a) He does not know much about it.
(b) He only knows the general location.
(c) He knows some of the crew members but nothing about the ship itself.
(d) He has detailed information on the crew and the armaments.

6. What does Maturin want from the local people with whom he speaks?
(a) To sell him a coca farm.
(b) To help him find his mother.
(c) To find him a good supply of poppy seeds.
(d) To favor a rebellion.

7. What does Aubrey catch sight of while looking for a prize?
(a) An American whaler.
(b) A French pirate.
(c) An American battleship.
(d) A Spanish galleon.

8. What does Pullings do when he encounters the next prize ship?
(a) Waits for Surprise.
(b) Sets the ship on fire.
(c) Engages in a vicious boarding action.
(d) Rams the ship in the bow.

9. How does Maturin feel about the possible success of the rebellion?
(a) Uncertain.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Cautiously optimistic.
(d) Very confident.

10. What is Gayongos entrusted with by the British Naval Intelligence?
(a) Funds and information.
(b) Letters to various country leaders.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Assassination assignments.

11. How does Aubrey and the other men look?
(a) Good.
(b) No different than usual.
(c) Emaciated.
(d) Hearty.

12. How does Maturin travel for three days?
(a) On llama back.
(b) On the back of a yak.
(c) In a travois dragged by alpacas.
(d) In a Peruvian chair.

13. What does Maturin request of Aubrey in port?
(a) That Dutourd not be allowed off the ship.
(b) That Maturin be left for exactly three days.
(c) That Aubrey take Surprise out of the harbor.
(d) That Aubrey come with him.

14. Why does Maturin nearly go unconscious several times while traveling?
(a) The altitude.
(b) He does not know.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) He has malaria.

15. What type of work does Sam Panda do?
(a) He is a priest.
(b) He is a carpenter.
(c) He is a fisherman.
(d) He is a politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maturin doing in the Andes?

2. What relation is Sam Panda to Aubrey?

3. What is the name of the mule upon which Maturin travels out of Callao?

4. What condition seems to be covering Martin's skin?

5. Where does Maturin go when he ascends into the Andes the first time?

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