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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. Where does Aubrey meet with Sophie when he leaves the Grapes?
(a) In Aubrey's ship quarters.
(b) At a deserted crossroads.
(c) At Maturin's estate.
(d) At Sophie's home.

2. By what means does Aubrey sneak away from the Grapes in order to meet with Sophie?
(a) He signals from the beach to the rescue boat .
(b) He uses a guard's uniform.
(c) He hides in a hearse.
(d) He hides on a gun boat.

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

4. While traveling under the new orders, where does Aubrey engage in a skirmish with the French?
(a) At Gibraltar.
(b) The coast of Egypt.
(c) At a fortress near Cape Gooseberry.
(d) Harbor south of London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?

2. What is the ruling of the First Lord about the seized Spanish ships?

3. What do the officers and crew of H.M.S. Lively think of their temporary captain, Aubrey?

4. Is there any lingering worry tied to the escape at Port Mahon?

5. On the way to the reunion with H.M.S. Lively's regular captain, Aubrey is supposed to rendezvous with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. If the sea can represent peace to someone like Aubrey, how are the results of the terrible storm ironic?

2. During Aubrey's problems in chapter four, how does the relationship between Mrs. Williams and Sophie fare?

3. Why do Bonden and Killick stay with Stephen when they all return to England in chapter four?

4. What do Aubrey and his men intend to do when they gather at the prison where Maturin is being held?

5. What special advantage is there in Aubrey's capturing of the French gunboat?

6. What negative influences have an impact on Jack Aubrey's career?

7. What are the features of port blockade for Aubrey's command ship?

8. Describe the encounter between Aubrey's crew members and the French guard detail at the prison.

9. What set of circumstance allows Aubrey and some of his crew easy access to the French controlled Port Mahon?

10. Why is the whereabouts of the French officer Dutourd a potential problem?

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