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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. What does Aubrey have the crew doing at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Spending the night on the ice island.
(b) Pack up everything and abandon ship.
(c) Going after those who left.
(d) Continuing pumping and repairing the ship.

2. Why does the Waakzaamheid finally sink?
(a) Leopard puts a hole in her below water line.
(b) She catches on fire.
(c) She is thrown broadside to the waves.
(d) She runs into the rocks.

3. What type of surprise attack does the Dutch captain set up one night?
(a) Sending swimmers over to board Leopard.
(b) Hitting the bow with a whaling harpoon.
(c) Shooting fire arrows.
(d) Surrounding Leopard with small boats.

4. What does Grant want to do as the ship continues to settle?
(a) He has no opinion.
(b) Abandon ship.
(c) Repair it with ice.
(d) Pull it onto the island.

5. How does Leopard compare to Waakzaamheid?
(a) They have comparable gunnery systems.
(b) Leopard is faster.
(c) It is completely outclassed.
(d) Waakzaamheid is larger but clumsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Babbington warn Grant?

2. What does the crew believe about the death of Larkin?

3. What do Maturin and Herapath do once late into the night?

4. What does Aubrey develop in case they find Waakzaamheid?

5. What happens when Leopard hits a submerged iceberg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aubrey feel when the Dutch ship sinks?

2. What does Herapath's relating his experience with opium cause Maturin to do and why?

3. Why does Aubrey decide Cape Town is not a good destination?

4. What danger is the Leopard facing after the battle with the Dutch?

5. Discuss a few of the nautical technical information given in this chapter.

6. What sort of mystical or less than "real" explanation is given as a cause for the ship's survival?

7. Grant is finally thrust into the position of leadership he has so long desired. How do you think he felt when he was able to take over the ship's operations?

8. La Fayette has a forge but Aubrey cannot in good conscience request a favor--England and America are nearly at war. Explain why Aubrey's decision to not ask for help was irresponsible to his crew and ship.

9. Meanwhile, Maturin has subtly informed Herapath--an American, it will be remembered--that should he gain the deck of La Fayette he would be free to leave with her; Aubrey would not risk an incident by boarding the American whaler. Do you think Maturin letting Herapath and Wogan escape was an act of treason?

10. Why is the Leopard outclassed by the Waakzaamheid?

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