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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What close friend do Sophie and Dr. Stephen Maturin have in common?
(a) Admiral Harte.
(b) Jack Aubrey.
(c) First Lord of the Lords Commissioners.
(d) Sophie's sister Cecilia.

2. How does Mr. Nicolls, the second lieutenant, appear during the inspection?
(a) He refuses to appear on deck.
(b) He is dirty and unkept.
(c) He is late and then rude to the other officers.
(d) He is a good example for the rest of the sailors.

3. How do Maturin's travel plans in chapter four involve Mr. Stanhope?
(a) Stanhope will captain Maturin's vessel.
(b) Stanhope is the steward assigned to Aubrey.
(c) Stanhope is the envoy going to Kampong.
(d) Maturin hires Mr. Stanhope for the voyage.

4. Where does H.M.S. Lively help run a frigate-picket blockade in chapter two?
(a) French colonies in the New World.
(b) Near the coast of India.
(c) Off the coast of Toulon.
(d) French port of Le Havre.

5. What is Canning's religious background?
(a) He's a Roman Catholic priest.
(b) He's a clergyman in the Church of England.
(c) His religious affiliation is unknown.
(d) He's Jewish.

6. Who is Richard Canning?
(a) New High Lord.
(b) Diana Villiers' love interest.
(c) A minister Sophie knows.
(d) A friend to Mrs. Williams.

7. How does Maturin get to the gunboat after the escape from the Port Mahon prison?
(a) He ride a horse left by Maragall.
(b) He swims across the harbor.
(c) He is strapped to a board and carried.
(d) He walks the long way around the island.

8. Is Maturin able to make use of the rowboat?
(a) No becasuse the boat is lost in the storm.
(b) No because his broken arm prevents him from being able to row the boat.
(c) No because Nicolls takes it.
(d) No because he can't make the boat water tight.

9. Is the onslaught of the Port Mahon prison carried out by Aubrey's men a success?
(a) They abandon plans to take the prison.
(b) They successfully take the prison.
(c) They are stalled by weather delay.
(d) They rescue prisoners but French guards escape.

10. In chapter one, with whom does Sophie Williams meet?
(a) Jack Aubrey.
(b) Dr. Stephen Maturin.
(c) Her cousin Diana.
(d) Sir Joseph Blain.

11. Captain Jack Aubrey leaves the blockade when ordered to go where?
(a) To Minorca.
(b) To head for the Netherlands.
(c) To India.
(d) Back to England.

12. What gruesome occurrence follows the French attempt to retaliate on gunboats against Aubrey and H.M.S. Lively?
(a) Pressed Asian sailors laughter at every French attacker.
(b) English crewI ignores white flag and continues to attack.
(c) French gunboats sink.
(d) Aubrey's crew tortures French captives.

13. What history, if any, does Aubrey have with the H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) He hears the H.M.S. Surprise is bad luck.
(b) He's never heard of the vessel.
(c) H.M.S. Surprise is another blockade vessel.
(d) He serves on the vessel when he is younger.

14. When does Aubrey first go ashore at Minorca?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Under cover of the night.
(c) Waits until noon.
(d) At first morning light.

15. How long does the rescue of Maturin take?
(a) The entire rescue is accomplished in one night.
(b) They get away after a week.
(c) It takes three days for them to safely get away.
(d) The rescue becomes a two day ordeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin aid in Aubrey's rescue attempt at Port Mahon?

2. How does Maturin help Aubrey's career in Chapter four?

3. To what kind of lecture does Maturin go to in Chapter one?

4. When church services are held on Sunday in chapter 5, who preaches the sermon?

5. After the secret meeting with Sophie in chapter four, where does Aubrey go with Maturin?

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