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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. How does Herapath feel when he gets to the top of the ropes?
(a) Inspired by the view.
(b) Very strong and powerful.
(c) Very afraid.
(d) Like joining the navy.

2. Who is Diana Villiers?
(a) Sophie's cousin.
(b) Sophie's sister.
(c) Sophie's sister-in-law.
(d) Sophie's best friend.

3. What is a fourth-rate ship-of-the-line with a tarnished history?
(a) HMS Ironsides.
(b) HMS Panther.
(c) HMS Leopard.
(d) HMS Elizabeth.

4. Who does Aubrey visit after inspecting the prisoners' quarters?
(a) The female prisoners.
(b) Sick bay.
(c) The galley.
(d) Maturin.

5. What does Wogan say as to why she is interested in Herapath?
(a) She thinks he's handsome.
(b) She saw him fall.
(c) He reminds her of her brother.
(d) She knew him in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aubrey head after the illness is over?

2. What does Maturin say in his journal about Herapath?

3. Who begins to assist Maturin in sick bay?

4. Who comes to see Maturin after he returns home?

5. Why is the officer causing problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to call on Maturin after he leaves the Admiralty and what does he say?

2. What does Pullings find after the storm?

3. A somewhat unique connection is forged between Aubrey and Herapath during the rescue-from-drowning scene. Why do you think this connection occurred?

4. Why has Villiers left her home?

5. How do the prisoners fare during the storm and what crimes do they commit?

6. The rescue of Herapath begins the novel's restrained, intricate, and playful treatment of the sexually-charged atmosphere of a man-of-war with hundreds of men and three women--one of them obviously pregnant and all of them dangerous criminals. What do you think is meant by this statement?

7. What kind of storm does Aubrey hit when he first sails and what does he do about it?

8. What does Maturin find out about Aubrey's next assignment on the sea?

9. With whom is Maturin enamored and how is that going for him?

10. What happens after the ship is put in order from the storm and what does Maturin discover?

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