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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maturin respond that he must be implicated with Villiers?
(a) He remains quiet and listens to the reasons.
(b) He stomps out of the room.
(c) He slaps his accuser.
(d) Outraged shouting.

2. Who is Sophie?
(a) The admiral's daughter.
(b) Aubrey's wife.
(c) Aubrey's daughter.
(d) Aubrey's mistress.

3. With whom is Maturin enamored?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Killick's sister.
(c) No one.s
(d) Diana Villiers.

4. Who is Stephen Maturin?
(a) Sohpie's husband.
(b) The Duke of Glasson.
(c) A renowned surgeon and natural scientist.
(d) A con artist who sells Aubrey a lame horse.

5. How long does the ship lie becalmed?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

6. In which direction does Aubrey head after the storm?
(a) East.
(b) Southeast.
(c) West.
(d) Southwest.

7. What does Aubrey tell Maturin about the card players he's been with?
(a) They aren't cheating.
(b) They have been run out of town.
(c) They are sharpers.
(d) He won a bunch from them last night.

8. Who has criticized Aubrey's handling of the ship?
(a) Herapath.
(b) Lt. Socour.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Lt. Grant.

9. To where has Villiers fled?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

10. What is the windless place called that the ship encounters?
(a) The stills.
(b) The doldrums.
(c) Slow water sea.
(d) Breeze bay.

11. What does Maturin organize after the storm?
(a) His personal stores.
(b) His notes on ship rats.
(c) His notes on Wogan.
(d) His sickbay.

12. How many sailors are allowed liberty at the next stop?
(a) Anyone who was not recovering from illness.
(b) One third of the crew at a time.
(c) None.
(d) Half the crew at a time.

13. Why can't Herapath receive an appointment to his position?
(a) He is French.
(b) He is too well educated.
(c) He has never been sworn into the navy.
(d) He is an American.

14. Who has bored a peeping hole in Wogan's quarters' wall?
(a) Herapath.
(b) Maturin.
(c) No one.
(d) Younger crew members.

15. Who is Aubrey supposed to reinstate?
(a) William Snowden.
(b) Captain Reevers.
(c) John Bleeker.
(d) William Bligh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Herapath in trouble?

2. Who does Aubrey visit after inspecting the prisoners' quarters?

3. What does Aubrey do Saturday evening?

4. What do Herapath, Maturin and Wogan do when they see each other?

5. What did Wogan kill in her lodgings?

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