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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of the ship were the prisoners held?
(a) Forecastle.
(b) Rear hold.
(c) The forepeak.
(d) Cargo bay.

2. How does Maturin feel about his manipulations of Wogan and Herapath?
(a) Successful.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Bored.
(d) Depressed.

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

4. From whom does Maturin receive a summons?
(a) His father.
(b) The queen.
(c) Naval intelligence.
(d) The Admiralty.

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

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

7. Why has Michael Herapath stowed away on the ship?
(a) To get to Australia.
(b) To follow Wogan.
(c) To join the navy.
(d) To follow Maturin.

8. 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.

9. How many people recover from the illness but are too weak to work?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) About sixty-five.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Half the ship.

10. What is Aubrey doing as the novel opens?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Hiring crew.
(c) Coming up before the review board.
(d) Living a life of dissipation.

11. What does Maturin manipulate Herapath into doing?
(a) Taking over most of his work.
(b) Admitting he is an American.
(c) Walking Wogan on the deck.
(d) Talking Wogan into giving away her secrets.

12. To what group is Aubrey appointed?
(a) The Dragon Corps.
(b) The Captain's Corps.
(c) The Sea Cadets.
(d) The Sea-Fencibles.

13. With whom does Maturin think Villiers might have taken up again?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Mr. Peterson.
(c) Mr. Hawthorne.
(d) Mr. Black.

14. What did Wogan have that kept her in good physical shape?
(a) An exercise regimen.
(b) A positive attitude.
(c) Her own personal food stores.
(d) Several men who were helping her.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aubrey angry?

2. Into what does the Leopard crash?

3. With whom is Maturin enamored?

4. What nationality is Louisa Wogan?

5. What does Aubrey tell Maturin about the card players he's been with?

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