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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 gift does the Seringapatam's captain make to Jack Aubrey?
(a) A finely detailed sword.
(b) Pearls for Sophia.
(c) A bird of paradise.
(d) Some captured treasure.

2. How does Diana respond to Maturin's proposal of marriage?
(a) She says yes.
(b) She thinks he is joking.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She is relieved.

3. Among the vessels of Linois, which is the most imposing to Aubrey?
(a) Marengo.
(b) Berceau.
(c) China fleet's flagship.
(d) H.M.S. Lively.

4. What does Maturin think of the gift Aubrey accepts from the captain of the Seringapatam?
(a) He goes on about the history of cutlery.
(b) He relates the plumage to attraction for mating purposes.
(c) He says jewlry is frivolous.
(d) He uses the treasure to lecture Aubrey about debts.

5. What becomes of Stanhope's entourage?
(a) They are put ashore on some islands.
(b) Three are killed in the battle with the French.
(c) Most pay for passage on the Indiamen transport ships.
(d) They stay in Calcutta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which enemy ship does Aubrey think equals in battle to the H.M.S. Surprise?

2. How does Aubrey use the H.M.S. Surprise as a kind of decoy in his initial encounter with Linois' ships?

3. Who surprises Maturin and Diana with an early arrival?

4. In what context in chapter eight does Aubrey see Sophia acting as a good wife?

5. Whom does Maturin teach to read and write in chapter six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details about Diana's life in chapter seven suggest her morality might be questionable?

2. How are Aubrey and Maturin's lives complicated by women in chapter seven?

3. How are the officers of the H.M.S. Surprise treated by the China fleet?

4. Why is Maturin's recovery of health surprising in chapter six?

5. What is Maturin's reaction to Dil's death?

6. Why is Maturin's meeting with Canning awkward?

7. Why might Pullings be disappointed with the actions of Mr. Hervey's uncle while the H.M.S. Surprise is anchored at Bombay?

8. Both Aubrey and Maturin entertain their shipmate's with stories and knowledge of sailing. Which man is more credible?

9. What are Aubrey's thoughts on the physical distance between him and Linois with the French Armada?

10. How do you describe Stanhope and his entourage from the stand point of the H.M.S. Surprise crew?

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