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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 Maturin do to at least partly ease his conscience about Dil's murder?
(a) He sends money to Diana to have Dil's body buried.
(b) He sends money to Dil's family.
(c) He promises to help Dil's siblings.
(d) He pays for Dil's funeral.

2. Atkins and Stanhope are lectured about sailing by what man?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Bonden.

3. Who acts as Maturin's second?
(a) Diana's brother.
(b) M'Alister.
(c) Captain Aubrey,
(d) Marine Captain Etherege.

4. What gift does Maturin make to Dil?
(a) To help make her future more secure, Maturin gives Dil expensive silver bracelets.
(b) Maturin gives Dil money so she can leave Bombay.
(c) Maturin promisies to fund Dil's education at a boarding school.
(d) Maturin helps Dil's family find better living quarters.

5. In what direction is the H.M.S. Surprise headed while in the sea near Brazil?
(a) South along the coast.
(b) Northeast toward England.
(c) East to avoid the tradewinds.
(d) Northwest direction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Diana respond to Maturin's proposal of marriage?

2. To whom does Aubry write shortly after leaving Bombay?

3. What is Maturin's understanding of Stanhope's deteriorating health?

4. Besides the squall that maroons Maturin, what other frustrating weather does the H.M.S. Surprise experience near Brazil?

5. What does Aubrey realize when he returns to the China fleet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Babbinton's promotion only considered an acting appointment?

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

3. What do his interactions with Dil and Diana in chapter seven suggest about Maturin's view of his role with women?

4. Why does Maturin's desired outcome for Canning not come to pass?

5. By the time the H.M.S. Surprise reaches Bombay, what is the condition of the ship and the crew and passengers?

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

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

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

9. Why does Aubrey call together the captains when the H.M.S. Surprise returns to the China fleet?

10. Why are Mr. Ahmed Smyth and Atkins at odds with one another?

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